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Menon, Deepika; Azam, Saiqa – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2021
The purpose of this mixed methods research was to investigate the development of 55 preservice elementary teachers' science teaching self-efficacy beliefs through analysis of their reflective practices in a science method course. This year-long study was conducted at two public universities located in the USA and Canada. Within the theoretical…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Elementary School Science
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Dunne, Mick; Maklad, Rania – Primary Science, 2013
It is all too common, given the considerable day-to-day challenges facing those involved in education, to focus on the here and now rather than look further afield. The authors of this article have been fortunate enough to see "primary science" in a wide range of international settings, from Nigeria to Chile, North America and Canada,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Cultural Differences, Educational Quality
Armstrong, Bev – KIND Teacher, 1990
Described is a game designed to test children's knowledge about wildlife native to the United States. Included are directions, 30 question cards, and an answer key. Modifications of the game are suggested. (CW)
Descriptors: Animals, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Rodriquez, Andres F., Ed.; And Others – 1989
This report summarizes the characteristics of physics education in 12 countries: Argentina; Brazil; Canada; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Guatemala; Jamaica; Mexico; the United States; and Venezuela. An introductory chapter describes the goals of the Council on Inter-American Conferences on Physics Education, historical background,…
Descriptors: College Science, Comparative Analysis, Educational Status Comparison, Elementary School Science