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Cofré, Hernán; Vergara, Claudia; Lederman, Norman G.; Lederman, Judith S.; Santibáñez, David; Jiménez, Javier; Yancovic, Macarena – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2014
Understanding nature of science (NOS) is considered critical to the development of students' scientific literacy. However, various studies have shown that a large number of elementary and secondary science teachers do not possess an adequate understanding of NOS. This study investigated how elementary teachers' understanding of NOS was impacted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development
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McBride, Cara – Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2008
College students of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Chile participated in an online mini course designed to improve their listening comprehension. There were four experimental conditions: A) one in which participants listened to fast dialogues; B) one in which participants listened to slow dialogues; C) one in which participants were given…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Sentences, Learning Strategies, Pretests Posttests