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Nam, Younkyeong; Chen, Ying-Chih – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
This study examines how the use of a science inquiry activity in an environmental socio-scientific issue (SSI) impacts pre-service teachers' argumentative practice in two ways: social negotiation and epistemic understanding of arguments. Twenty pre-service science teachers participated in this study as a part of their science methods class. Small…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Persuasive Discourse, Preservice Teachers, Epistemology
Melchert, Sandy – 1990
The purpose of this study was to investigate certification requirements for elementary teachers in educational institutions to determine their preparation in science. The amount and types of science content, the science processes and skills, science teaching techniques, and general preparation as an elementary teacher who will need to teach…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Higher Education, Methods Courses