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Tyler S. Love – Journal of Technology Education, 2023
Academic standards in the United States advocate for the integration of science, and technology and engineering (T&E) content and practices within the elementary grades (ITEEA, 2020; NGSS Lead States, 2013). However, elementary educators often receive limited preparation for developing and facilitating safer hands-on science and T&E…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Methods Courses, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers
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Caymaz, Belkiz – Journal of Science Learning, 2021
Laboratory studies are very important for science education but also involve various risks. It is possible to minimize these risks by providing a safe working environment. This study aims to determine the knowledge and views of secondary school students on laboratory safety and to identify their deficiencies in this regard. The survey method was…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Knowledge Level, Grade 6, Grade 7
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Mhlaba, Rabella Esther; Rankhumise, Mmushetji Petrus – South African Journal of Education, 2022
The study reported on here was undertaken to understand the impact of mentoring novice science teachers. The study was conducted within the Gauteng province, because there have been many debates and concerns on the necessity to devise ways of improving the understanding of science in schools in the province. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Mentors, Beginning Teachers, Science Teachers, Program Effectiveness
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Duban, Nil; Aydogdu, Bülent; Yüksel, Asli – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2019
Open-ended and inquiry-based experiments will make students more active in the learning environment, and so they play an active role in solving the problem. So, it is expected that especially classroom teachers will be more active in the laboratory environment. In this context, opinions of the classroom teachers about the science laboratory…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Science Laboratories, Inquiry, Science Experiments
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Love, Tyler S. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2019
Technology and Engineering (T&E) education has traditionally included safety as a core component of its curriculum and instruction. Recommendations for safety instruction can be found in manual arts and industrial arts documents (Christy, 1938). Safety was emphasized across all grade levels, including the elementary grades (Miller & Boyd,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Laboratory Safety, Safety Equipment, Technology Education
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Aydogdu, Cemil – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2015
The aim of this study was to determine science and technology teachers' views about the causes of the problems encountered in laboratories. In this research, phenomenology, a qualitative research design, was used. 21 science and technology teachers who were working in elementary schools in Eskisehir during the 2010-2011 spring semester were the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Science Teachers, Science Laboratories