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Henze, Ineke; van Driel, Jan H.; Verloop, Nico – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
This paper investigates the developing pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of nine experienced science teachers in their first few years of teaching a new science syllabus in the Dutch secondary education system. We aimed to identify the content and structure of the PCK for a specific topic in the new syllabus, "Models of the Solar System and…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Individual Development, Science Teachers, Astronomy
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van Driel, Jan H.; Bulte, Astrid M. W.; Verloop, Nico – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2008
This paper reports a study on teachers' domain-specific beliefs about the chemistry curriculum for upper-secondary education in The Netherlands. Teachers' beliefs were investigated using a questionnaire focused on the goals of the chemistry curriculum. The design of the questionnaire was based on three curriculum emphases: "fundamental…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Chemistry, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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Henze, Ineke; Van Driel, Jan; Verloop, Nico – International Journal of Science Education, 2007
In order to enhance teachers' professional awareness, it is necessary to understand and value their subjective or personal knowledge and beliefs. This study investigated the change of science teachers' personal knowledge about teaching models and modeling in science within the context of educational reform in The Netherlands. The study followed…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Science Teachers
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Henze, Ineke; van Driel, Jan H.; Verloop, Nico – Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
In the context of educational innovation, it is important to investigate how in-service teachers learn and adapt their knowledge to changing professional circumstances. The authors investigated the informal learning of a small number of experienced science teachers in their first few years of teaching a new science syllabus in secondary education…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Learning Activities, Individual Activities, Educational Innovation
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Van Driel, Jan H.; Bulte, Aastrid M. W.; Verloop, Nico – Learning and Instruction, 2007
In this exploratory study the relationships between teachers' general educational beliefs about teaching and learning and their domain specific beliefs about a particular curriculum, that is, the chemistry curriculum for upper secondary education in The Netherlands were investigated. For this purpose, a questionnaire survey was conducted among the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multivariate Analysis, Chemistry, Beliefs
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De Jong, Onno; Van Driel, Jan H.; Verloop, Nico – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2005
In this article, we describe the results of a study of the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of preservice chemistry teachers in the context of a postgraduate teacher education program. A group of preservice teachers (n = 12) took part in an experimental introductory course module about the use of particle models to help secondary school…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Chemistry, Science Instruction