A Case Study of Change in Elementary Student Teacher Thinking during an Independent Investigation in Science: Learning about the

Shapiro, Bonnie L.

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ERIC Number: EJ531483

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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A Case Study of Change in Elementary Student Teacher Thinking during an Independent Investigation in Science: Learning about the "Face of Science That Does Not Yet Know."

Shapiro, Bonnie L.

Science Education, v80 n5 p535-60 Sep 1996

Explores the changes in one student teacher's thinking about the nature of scientific investigations during her participation in an elementary science methods course assignment. Concludes with a discussion on the movement in this student's view of scientific investigation and the challenges and value of the assignment in a science teacher education program. Contains 45 references. (JRH)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Education, Investigations, Methods Courses, Science Teachers, Student Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Education

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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