Student-Teachers' Grasp of Science Concepts.

Lenton, Graham; Turner, Gill

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ERIC Number: EJ602375

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Publication Date: 1999

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Student-Teachers' Grasp of Science Concepts.

Lenton, Graham; Turner, Gill

School Science Review, v81 n295 p67-72 Dec 1999

Describes an assessment of science student teachers' knowledge of biological concepts performed before and after their one-year Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) course. Finds little improvement in subject knowledge following training or in subsequent teaching of the concepts during the PGCE year. Suggests ways to improve science teacher education. (Contains 11 references.) (Author/WRM)

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Misconceptions, Postsecondary Education, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Curriculum

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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