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Download full textAkyildiz, Salih; Altun, Taner; Kasim, Sengül – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
This study aims to investigate the comprehension levels of classroom teacher candidates about the key concepts of Life Science Curriculum. The study was carried out within the qualitative research approach and descriptive survey model was adopted. The sample of study consists of final year 114 classroom teacher candidates who are studying Primary…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction, Biological Sciences
Bakaç, Ebru – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The purpose of this research is to examine preservice science teachers' development of academic motivation and scientific creativity. It also investigated the predictive role of academic motivation on preservice science teachers' scientific creativity. The study group of the research consisted of (N=140) preservice science teachers who are…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Creativity, Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers
Sensoy, Onder; Yildirim, Halil Ibrahim – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The aim of this study is to examine the impact of the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) based educational practices in astronomy lectures on prospective science teachers' success levels. The study was conducted on 4th-grade prospective science teachers of a public university and lasted for 14 weeks. In the study,…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Astronomy, Science Teachers
Balbag, Mustafa Zafer – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
States of matter are structures that we may easily encounter in the universe as well as our close environment. The plasma state is the fourth state of matter, and it has much different properties in comparison to the solid, liquid and gas states of matter. In order to understand the universe and the environment we live in better, one needs to have…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Science Curriculum, Foreign Countries
Akerson, Valarie L.; Carter, Ingrid S.; Park Rogers, Meredith A.; Pongsanon, Khemmawadee – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2018
In this mixed methods study, the researchers developed a video-based measure called a "Prediction Assessment" to determine preservice elementary teachers' abilities to predict students' scientific reasoning. The instrument is based on teachers' need to develop pedagogical content knowledge for teaching science. Developing a knowledge…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Preservice Teachers, Mixed Methods Research, Prediction
Aka, Elvan Ince – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The aim of the current study is to identify the attitudes towards the laboratory course and self-efficacy beliefs in the laboratory use of prospective teachers who are attending Gazi University Gazi Education Faculty Primary Education Science Teaching program, and to investigate the relationship between the attitudes and self-efficacy beliefs.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Science Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Self Efficacy
Direct linkWallace, Carolyn S.; Coffey, Debra – Science and Children, 2016
The "Next Generation Science Standards'" ("NGSS") eight scientific and engineering practices invite teachers to develop key investigative skills while addressing important disciplinary science ideas (NGSS Lead States 2013). The "NGSS" can also provide direct links to "Common Core English Language Arts…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Literacy, Reading Comprehension
Bozdogan, Aykut Emre – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The aim of this study is to explain how planning educational trips out of school environments for training purposes should be as well as to determine the opinions and the practices of prospective science teachers. The study that lasted for two years was carried out in parallel with the elective course "Science Education in Informal Learning…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Qualitative Research, Science Teachers, Semi Structured Interviews
Mensah, Felicia Moore – Journal of Negro Education, 2011
In this article, the researcher discusses three elementary pre-service teachers' experiences in co-planning and co-teaching a Pollution Unit in a 4th-5th grade science classroom in New York City. The study makes use of microteaching papers, lesson plans, researcher classroom observations, interviews, and informal conversations to elicit lessons…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Science Teachers, Grade 5, Microteaching
Lamanauskas, Vincentas, Ed. – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2019
These proceedings contain papers of the 3rd International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education (BalticSTE2019) held in Šiauliai, Lithuania, June 17-19, 2019. This symposium was organized by the Scientific Methodical Center "Scientia Educologica" in cooperation with the Institute of Education, Šiauliai University. The…
Descriptors: Science Education, Technology Education, Formative Evaluation, Chemistry
McCann, Florence; Millsap-Shobert, Katie; Schmidt, Sherland Ann; Falsarella, Carell – Science and Children, 2010
Fifth graders in Mrs. Caldwell's class would soon experience a "change" as they made the transition from elementary to middle school. Participation in classroom inquiry investigations and schoolwide science enrichment events had already developed students' enthusiasm for science; here was an opportunity to solidify that enthusiasm. Guest science…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Middle Schools, Investigations, Science Teachers
Cooper, Sandi; Thomas, Julie; Motley, Tammy – Science and Children, 2011
Recently, a group of fourth graders joined "Pintail Partners"--a year-long collaborative research effort of scientists, students, classroom teachers, preservice teachers, museum educators, and university professors. Students and teachers followed satellite tracking data (marking the pintail duck's spring migration) and interacted with scientists…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Weather, Science Activities, Museums
