Exploring Impacts of the EED 420 Science Methods Course on Pre-Service Elementary Teachers' Views Regarding the Nature of Science
In: International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, Jg. 5 (2013), Heft 3, S. 219-232
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This study explores the impact of a semester-long science methods course examining pre-service elementary teachers' views on the nature of science (NOS). Also examined were NOS characteristics that pre-service teachers incorporated into their science lesson plans and peer teachings, during the course. Data used for this study were obtained from 21 pre-service teachers who participated in the pre/post card exchange game, pre/post VNOS interviews, 5E lesson plans, and peer teaching performances. The results of the study showed that some changes were made as a result of EED 420--such as starting to view science as a data-gathering experimental endeavor, rather than just a theory-driven endeavor. None of the groups explicitly designed or taught their lesson's NOS aspects. The study posits that a mere one semester-long science method's course is insufficient to adequately improve understanding of the NOS, and to establish a sufficiently robust desire in pre-service teachers for them to implement NOS into their lessons.
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Exploring Impacts of the EED 420 Science Methods Course on Pre-Service Elementary Teachers' Views Regarding the Nature of Science
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Bang, Eun ; Jin |
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Zeitschrift: | International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, Jg. 5 (2013), Heft 3, S. 219-232 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2013 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1307-9298 (print) |
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