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Curious Children and Knowledgeable Adults -- Early Childhood Student-Teachers' Species Identification Skills and Their Views on the Importance of Species Knowledge
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Skarstein, Tuula H.; Skarstein, Frode – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
This study investigates early childhood (EC) student-teachers' species identification skills and their views on the importance of species knowledge. The study used a mixed methods approach, including a species identification test and a questionnaire, and involved 186 Norwegian EC student-teachers. Our results reveal that species knowledge of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Level
Nordic Student Teachers' Views on the Importance of Species and Species Identification
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Palmberg, Irmeli; Hermans, Mikaela; Jeronen, Eila; Kärkkäinen, Sirpa; Persson, Christel; Yli-Panula, Eija – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2018
People's knowledge about nature, their interest in nature, their nature experiences, and their values and emotions regarding nature are factors that promote people's positive views on environmental issues and sustainability. Knowing the variation and patterns in teachers' and student teachers' views is an essential step in considering the ways in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teacher Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Wildlife