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Impacts of Instructor and Student Loci of Commitment on Biology Learning for Prospective Elementary School Teachers.
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Moscovici, Hedy – Research in Science Education, 1998
Explores the dynamics in the loci of commitment of several participants in a university-level biology course developed for elementary school teachers. Concentrates on two instructors with almost opposing loci of commitment. Contains 19 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching
The Effect of Teachers' Sociological Understanding of Science (SUS) on Curricular Innovation.
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Cunningham, Christine M. – Research in Science Education, 1998
Reports on research that investigates the effect of teachers' sociological understanding of science on their design and implementation of curriculum innovations. Contains 26 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Professional Development
Loose Connections: The Context of Science Teachers' Work.
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Ingvarson, Lawrence; Loughran, John – Research in Science Education, 1997
Explores the problems that a national strategy for the professional development of science teachers attempted to address, and reports on the theme of "loose connections" that emerged. Highlights the weak sense of professional community found among science teachers and their isolation from potentially beneficial influences on their work.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
An In-depth Study of a Teacher Engaged in an Innovative Primary Science Trial Professional Development Project.
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Watters, James J.; Ginns, Ian S. – Research in Science Education, 1997
Explores the involvement and professional growth of a teacher in a professional development project entitled Simply Science. Findings indicate an increase in the teacher's pedagogical content knowledge and confidence in teaching science and a change in her views about cooperative learning strategies. Discusses implications for the design of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries