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Moeed, Azra; Anderson, Dayle; Rofe, Craig; Bartholomew, Rex – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2016
The science learning area of the "New Zealand Curriculum" (NZC) (Ministry of Education, 2007) requires students to learn about "features of scientific knowledge and the processes by which it is developed" and "carry out science investigations using a variety of approaches." Investigations are mostly, but not always,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Science Process Skills, Science Activities
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Anderson, Dayle; Moeed, Azra – Science & Education, 2017
Current curriculum demands require primary teachers to teach about the Nature of Science; yet, few primary teachers have had opportunity to learn about science as a discipline. Prior schooling and vicarious experiences of science may shape their beliefs about science and, as a result, their science teaching. This qualitative study describes the…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Scientists, Science Education, Elementary School Students
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Bartholomew, Rex; Anderson, Dayle; Moeed, Azra – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2012
There has been recent concern over the variable quality of science teaching in New Zealand primary schools. One reason suggested has been the relatively low levels of science education components in initial teacher education (ITE) programmes. This paper follows a cohort of recent teacher graduates from a science education course in their ITE…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Graduates, Foreign Countries, Pedagogical Content Knowledge