Identification of the Most Critical Content Knowledge Base for Middle School Science TeachersJournal of Science Teacher Education - Tập 19 - Trang 269-283 - 2008
Jon C. Saderholm, Thomas R. Tretter
Much has been said about what science content students need to learn (e.g., Benchmarks for Science Literacy, National Science Education Standards). Less has been said about what science content teachers need to know to teach the content students are expected to learn. This study analyzed four standards documents and assessment frameworks to identify core middle school physical science teacher cont...... hiện toàn bộ
Investigating the Impact of NGSS-Aligned Professional Development on PreK-3 Teachers’ Science Content Knowledge and PedagogyJournal of Science Teacher Education - Tập 27 Số 7 - Trang 717-745 - 2016
Tuttle, Nicole, Kaderavek, Joan N., Molitor, Scott, Czerniak, Charlene M., Johnson-Whitt, Eugenia, Bloomquist, Debra, Namatovu, Winnifred, Wilson, Grant
This pilot study investigates the impact of a 2-week professional development Summer Institute on PK-3 teachers’ knowledge and practices. This Summer Institute is a component of [program], a large-scale early-childhood science project that aims to transform PK-3 science teaching. The mixed-methods study examined concept maps, lesson plans, and classroom observations to measure possible changes in ...... hiện toàn bộ
Real-World Applications and Instructional Representations Among Prospective Elementary Science TeachersJournal of Science Teacher Education - Tập 16 - Trang 263-286 - 2005
Elizabeth A. Davis, Debra Petish
This paper explores new elementary teachers' instructional representations and how these are related to their science subject matter knowledge. One pair of prospective elementary teachers studied here exhibited a well-integrated, principled, and scientifically accurate understanding of the science they were teaching. The other pair exhibited less scientifically accurate and integrated knowledge. T...... hiện toàn bộ
RETRACTED ARTICLE: What Are They Thinking? The Development and Use of an Instrument That Identifies Common Science MisconceptionsJournal of Science Teacher Education - Tập 18 - Trang 233-241 - 2007
Mary Stein, Charles R. Barman, Timothy Larrabee
This article describes the rationale for, and development of, an online instrument that helps identify commonly held science misconceptions. Science Beliefs is a 47-item instrument that targets topics in chemistry, physics, biology, earth science, and astronomy. It utilizes a true or false, along with a written-explanation, format. The true or false responses provide a cursory view of the extent t...... hiện toàn bộ
Outstanding MentorJournal of Science Teacher Education - Tập 8 - Trang 185-185 - 1997
John Penick