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Elementary Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teaching the Nature of Science: An examination of Teachers Who are Effective in Improving their Students' Views
(2010-10)
This study explored components of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of three teachers who were found successful at improving elementary students' views of NOS. Assuming PCK for NOS to be similar to PCK for other science ...
Bridging the Gap Between Preservice Teacher Education and Induction: NSTA Student Chapters as a Transitional Support
(2010-10)
NSTA initiated the student chapter program in 2001 to “maintain a connection to future teachers as they enter the profession and create a conduit as the 'new' teacher workforce enters the classroom” (NSTA, 2009, p. 1). The ...
Across Content and Pedagogy: Seeking Coherence in NOS Instruction in Teacher Education Programs
(2010-10)
While reforms emphasize understanding the nature of science (NOS), a challenge
in meeting the vision of the reforms is that teachers lack understandings consistent with
contemporary views of NOS. Though teacher educators ...
Teaching the Nature of Science Through Inquiry: The Results of a Three-year Professional Development Program
(2010-10)
This study assessed the components of a three year professional development program on
participants' views nature of science (NOS), instructional practice to promote students'
appropriate NOS views, and the influence of ...
Methods or Madness: Preparing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teacher Educators
(2010-10)
In recent surveys of doctoral students in all fields (Fagen & Niebur, 2000; Nyquist & Woodford, 2000), respondents shared concerns that an overemphasis on research led to inadequate preparation for teaching, curricular ...