NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Science Teachers' Beliefs about Teaching and Learning Related to Content and Procedural Goals
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Verena Petermann; Andreas Vorholzer; Claudia von Aufschnaiter – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2025
Science teachers' beliefs about teaching and learning are a vital component of teachers' professional competence and are often assumed to impact classroom practice. To date, these beliefs have been predominantly investigated regarding teaching and learning in general or for a particular science subject (e.g., physics). It remains to be determined…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Science Education, Teacher Attitudes
Subject Matter Competence and the Recruitment and Retention of Secondary School Science Teachers.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Shugart, Sanford; Hounshell, Paul B. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1995
Investigates the relationship of subject matter knowledge in science and the patterns of entering, leaving, and remaining in the teaching profession among college graduates trained as science teachers. Science subject matter knowledge was found to have significant (P=0.01) effect on the likelihood of being a nonrecruited versus a career teacher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Science Education, Science Teachers
An Exploratory Study of the Knowledge Base for Science Teaching.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad; BouJaoude, Saouma – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1997
Describes the knowledge base of a group of science teachers as related to the structure, function, and development of their disciplines and their understanding of the nature of science. Twenty teachers participated in this study and their knowledge base was found lacking in all respects. The assumption was that teacher preparation programs are not…
Descriptors: Knowledge Base for Teaching, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Teachers
Beginning Teachers: Beliefs and Classroom Actions.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Simmons, Patricia E.; Emory, Allen; Carter, Tim; Coker, Teresa; Finnegan, Brian; Crockett, Denise; Richardson, Lon; Yager, Robert; Craven, John; Tillotson, John; Brunkhorst, Herbert; Twiest, Mark; Hossain, Kazi; Gallagher, James; Duggan-Haas, Don; Parker, Joyce; Cajas, Fernando; Alshannag, Qasim; McGlamery, Sheryl; Krockover, Jerry; Adams, Paul; Spector, Barbara; LaPorta, Tom; James, Bob; Rearden, Kristin; Labuda, Kay – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1999
Describes the research of a national collaborative consortium formed to investigate how the perceptions, beliefs and classroom performances of beginning secondary science teachers relate to their philosophies of teaching and their content pedagogical skills. Finds that teachers possessed a wide range of philosophies, and that observers' reports of…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Science Teachers, Secondary Education