ERIC Number: ED614557
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Apr-5
Pages: 18
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Changes in Elementary Preservice Teachers' Attitudes about Science during Courses Following the 5E Instructional Model
Long, Christopher Sean; Fraser, Barry J.; Subramaniam, Karthigeyan; Harrell, Pamela E.
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Toronto, Canada, Apr 5-9, 2019)
This study involved the attitudes towards science of elementary preservice teachers at a large public university in Texas. A version of the Test of Science Related Attitudes (TOSRA) was used to assess teachers' attitudes before and after completing a teaching methods course. The coursework involved an integrated science curriculum and centered on the 5E lesson cycle. Statistical analyses showed significant improvements in attitudes towards science for four of the seven TOSRA scales. In contrast, for two TOSRA scales, there was a significant deterioration in attitudes. Overall, the science methods course seemed to have a positive effect on elementary preservice teachers' attitudes.
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Scientific Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Attitude Measures, Pretests Posttests
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of Science Related Attitudes
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