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A Course-Based Research and Teaching Experience for Science Majors and Preservice Educators
Journal Article | August 2022
We designed a course to provide undergraduate science students and preservice teachers with authentic research and teaching experiences. Teams of students and preservice teachers complete supervised field ecology…
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The Effect of Science Education Classes on Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Attitudes About Science
Journal Article | June 2019
This study examined the attitudes toward science of elementary preservice teachers at a large public university in Texas. The study utilized a version of the well-established Test of ScienceRelated Attitudes (TOSRA) to…
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Preservice Teachers’ Meaningful Science Learning
Journal Article | January 2023
This article describes how preservice elementary teachers learn about the nature of science and develop scientific literacy through a collaborative project that prepares them to design meaningful learning experiences…
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E–6 Preservice Teachers and Elementary Science Teaching
Journal Article | January 2022
The study assessed the science teaching confidence of preservice teachers in teaching elementary science by addressing two research questions: (1) Did preservice teachers understand the science concepts well enough to…
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Breathing New Life Into Elementary Science Preservice Teacher Education
Journal Article | June 2018
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Journal Article | January 2021
The purpose of this study was to investigate knowledge and attitudes of preservice teachers toward wind energy education. The participants for this study were preservice teachers enrolled in a science methods for…
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Using Citizen Science to Engage Preservice Elementary Educators in Scientific Fieldwork
Journal Article | October 2016
Preservice elementary teachers’ lack of confidence in teaching science is an ongoing concern. Only 29% of elementary teachers in the field felt “very well prepared to teach life science,” according to the National…
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Student-Centered Learning in an Earth Science, Preservice, Teacher-Education Course
Journal Article | June 2009
In an effort to get elementary teachers to teach more science in the classroom, a required preservice science education course was designed to promote the use of hands-on teaching techniques. This paper describes course…
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Investigating Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs About Teaching and Learning Science
Journal Article | May 2022
To inform teacher education programs, it is imperative to uncover preservice teachers’ (PSTs) implicit and tacit beliefs about teaching and learning science. The study of teachers’ beliefs requires a range of…
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Preservice Science Teachers Practice Teaching Online through 4E Instructional Model
Journal Article | August 2021
This article is prepared as part of a “Practice Teaching in Science” course of a teacher education program aiming for developing prospective science teachers’ teaching through inquiry-based instruction involving…
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Journal Article | July 2022
This article focuses on the impact of a physics class on secondary science teacher candidates’ views of teaching and learning physics. The course was developed and taught by faculty from the Department of Astronomy and…
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Big Books Have a Big Impact on Elementary Science Education
Journal Article | July 2023
Preservice elementary teachers are faced with the daunting task of learning enough about every subject to support their students’ development of foundational ideas. Teacher preparation programs and professional…
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Preservice: Foundations of Science Education
Collection | February 2018
Course materials for Foundations of Science Education
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Call for Papers: Science and Children
Page | January 2020
Call for Papers: Science and Children Your 2000-word manuscript should describe a set of connected lessons or investigations that build an idea or content area. They should include assessments (pre-, post- and formative) as well as enough detail that another teacher could replicate the lessons in the…
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Journal Article | July 2020
There has been a focus on improving teachers’ views of nature of science for decades. The method in which researchers improve views of nature of science, however, varies greatly. This study aimed to improve elementary…
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