ERIC Number: EJ1310908
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
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Beginning Secondary Science Teachers' Implementation of Process Skills, Inquiry, and Problem-Based Learning during the Induction Years: A Randomised Controlled Trial
International Journal of Science Education, v43 n9 p1483-1503 2021
The beginning years of a teacher's career are among the most challenging and complex. Content-specific induction programmes can help teachers navigate these early years of teaching and build their instructional practices. Although there is growing interest in studying new teachers' reform-based instruction, little is known about new science teachers' implementation of science process skills, inquiry, and problem-based learning (PBL). The purpose of this study was to understand how participation in a two-year induction programme influenced the extent of science process skills, inquiry, and PBL new science teachers enacted in their classrooms. This mixed-methods randomised controlled trial (RCT) included three cohorts of treatment teachers (n = 77) and control teachers (n = 52). Data sources included three observation cycles each consisting of 7 lesson descriptions and a videotaped observation each year for two years. Results indicated that more treatment than control teachers incorporated process skills in year one and inquiry and PBL in year two. Both treatment and control teachers implemented process skills and structured inquiry more often than other types of inquiry and PBL. These results underscore the importance of sustained support during the induction years so new teachers can enact inquiry-based lessons that are student-centred and coherent.
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Curriculum Implementation, Student Centered Curriculum, Active Learning, Inquiry, Problem Based Learning, Science Process Skills, Program Effectiveness, Conferences (Gatherings), Coaching (Performance)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: U396B100039
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