Integrating Math and Science through Problem Centered Learning in Methods Courses: Effects on Prospective Teachers' Understanding of Problem Solving.

Briscoe, Carol; Stout, David

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ERIC Number: EJ536640

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Integrating Math and Science through Problem Centered Learning in Methods Courses: Effects on Prospective Teachers' Understanding of Problem Solving.

Briscoe, Carol; Stout, David

Journal of Elementary Science Education, v8 n2 p66-87 Fall 1996

Reports on the views on problem-solving developed by prospective elementary teachers as a result of experiencing problem-centered learning in an integrated math-science methods course. Discusses four assertions related to students' attitudes toward problem-solving, their knowledge of problem-solving and problem-solving processes, and the role of problem-solving in elementary classrooms. Contains 27 references. (Author/JRH)

Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Interdisciplinary Approach, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Science Instruction, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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