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Wagler, Ron – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2010
The purpose of this study was to assess the association between United States K-4 preservice teacher's attitudes toward specific animals and the likelihood that the preservice elementary teachers would incorporate these specific animals in their future science curriculum. A strong statistically significant association was found between the…
Descriptors: Animals, Preservice Teachers, Negative Attitudes, Biological Sciences
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Wagler, Ron; Wagler, Amy – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2011
Invertebrates perform many beneficial and essential ecological services for humans. Despite this, the general public tends to view them negatively. Preservice elementary teachers often find themselves in a tenuous position because they possess the same negativity toward invertebrates as the general public but have been commissioned by United…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Control Groups, Preservice Teachers, State Standards
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Watkins, Brad; Wagler, Ron – Science Scope, 2005
The Rural Alliance for Improving Science Education (RAISE), funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is a program that partners Oklahoma State University with three public school districts in Oklahoma. This program enables Oklahoma State University science graduate students to serve as resources in developing and teaching science…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Science Curriculum, School Districts, Graduate Students