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Al-Abdali Nasser S. Al-Balushi Sulaiman M. 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2015,14(2):251-268
This classroom observation study explored how science teachers (N = 22) teach for creativity in grades 5–10 in Oman. We designed an observation form with 4 main categories that targeted the instructional practices related to teaching for creativity: questioning strategy, teacher’s responses to students’ ideas, classroom activities to support creativity, and whole-lesson methods that foster creativity. An open-ended survey was also designed to explore participants’ justifications for their instructional decisions and practices. The findings indicate that the overall level of teaching for creativity was low and that participants’ performance was the highest for teacher’s responses to students’ ideas category and the lowest for classroom activities to support creativity category. We observed that a teacher-centered approach with instructional practices geared toward preparing students for examinations was dominant and that these science teachers were bound to the textbook, following cookbook-style activities. Participants believed that they did not have enough time to cover the content and teach for creativity and that they were not prepared to teach for creativity. Based on these findings, we recommend that programs be developed to prepare science teachers to teach for creativity.
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This study investigated how a collaborative mentoring program influenced beginning science teachers' inquiry-based teaching and their reflection on practice. The one-year program consisted of five one-on-one mentoring meetings, weekly science education seminars, weekly mentoring group discussions, and self-evaluation activities. The participants were three beginning science teachers and three mentors at the middle school level (7–9th grades) in an urban area of South Korea. For each beginning teacher, five lessons were evaluated in terms of lesson design/implementation, procedural knowledge, and classroom culture by using the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol. Five aspects of the beginning teachers' reflections were identified. This study showed that a collaborative mentoring program focusing on inquiry-based science teaching encouraged the beginning teachers to reflect on their own perceptions and teaching practice in terms of inquiry-based science teaching, which led to changes in their teaching practice. This study also highlighted the importance of collaborative interactions between the mentors and the beginning teachers during the mentoring process. 相似文献
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This longitudinal study examined the extent to which teachers’ participation in a 3-year professional development program enhanced their self-efficacy and prompted changes in science instruction in the early elementary grades. The study used a mixed-methods design, and included 39 teachers who taught in kindergarten, first grade, or second grade classrooms in rural school districts. Data sources, administered pre-program and at the end of each year, included a self-efficacy assessment and teacher survey. Interviews and classroom observations provided corroborating data about teachers’ beliefs and science instruction. Results showed significant increases in teachers’ overall self-efficacy in teaching science, personal efficacy, and outcome expectancy efficacy during the 3 years. Gains in self-efficacy were correlated with changes in reported instructional practices, particularly student participation activities. However, changes in self-efficacy tended not to be correlated with changes in instructional time. Contextual factors beyond teachers’ direct control, such as curricular and testing requirements in mathematics and language arts influenced time allotted to science instruction. 相似文献
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Teachers are often urged to nurture creativity but their conceptions of creativity in specific school subjects may have limitations which weaken their attempts to do so. Primary school teachers in England were asked to rate lesson activities according to the opportunity they offered children for creative thought in science. The teachers could, overall, distinguish between creative and reproductive activities but, as predicted, there was evidence of narrow conceptions of school science creativity, biased towards fact finding, practical activity, and technological design. Some teachers saw creativity in essentially reproductive activities and in what simply stimulated interest and on‐task talk. Some implications and recommendations for teacher training and professional development are discussed. 相似文献
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Given the high attrition rate of beginning science teachers, it is imperative to better prepare science preservice teachers,
so that they can be successful during the early years of their teaching. The purpose of this study was to explore science
preservice teachers’ views of themselves as a future teacher, in particular their hopes and fears for science teaching and
the experiences that help to shape their possible selves. Employed were qualitative methods, which included open-ended surveys
and face-to-face interviews. Eleven preservice teachers who enrolled in a secondary science teacher preparation program participated.
Findings showed six categories of future selves with the most frequent category being for effective/ineffective science teaching.
When their hoped-for and feared selves were not balanced, participants articulated more fears. Regarding the primary influence
in shaping their hopes and fears, diverse past experiences related to teaching and learning appeared to be more salient factors
than science teacher education program. Given the enriched understanding of the science preservice teachers’ perceptions,
we provided suggestions for science teacher educators. 相似文献
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Myeong-Kyeong Shin Robert E. Yager Phil Seok Oh Mee-Kyeoung Lee 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2005,1(4):505-522
This professional development program was designed to prepare science teachers to be more student-centered and to implement
newer goals for science instruction. These goals are to improve science teaching in ways that promote broader and longer-lasting
learning. Secondary school science teachers in Korea are expected to follow a rigid national curriculum with large classes
- often with more than 50 students. This study focuses on feedback and follow-up interaction with teacher participants who
were enrolled in a month-long workshop in the U.S. before returning to Korea to implement the new ideas. Assistance was offered
to help teachers develop teaching modules which were more constructivist while also assisting with assessment efforts that
provided further evidence of use of the new teaching practices and their effect on student learning. Student mastery of concepts
and improvement in student creativity were two aspects of the summer workshop experiences and these were evaluated to illustrate
workshop effects on teacher participants in their actual classrooms.
An erratum to this article is available at . 相似文献
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Rachel Mamlok-Naaman Avi Hofstein John E. Penick 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2007,18(4):497-524
We describe a workshop in which 10 teachers from 10 schools, located in central Israel, participated in the development of
alternative assessment tools in the context of implementing a new science curriculum for senior high-school students, namely
“Science for All” (an STS type curriculum). In order to assist a group of teachers (who began teaching the “Science for All”
program) in both teaching and assessment strategies, it was decided that the Department of Science Teaching at the Weizmann
Institute of Science would sponsor a workshop for them. An evaluation study was conducted during the workshop and at its completion.
The main goal of the study was to evaluate the outcomes of the workshop and to determine whether its objectives were attained.
The research tools consisted of (a) an attitude questionnaire administered to participating teachers, (b) structured interviews
with the teachers, (c) structured interviews with students, and (d) an attitude questionnaire administered to the students.
Based on the results of the questionnaires and the interviews, it seems that all the teachers who participated in the workshop
gained self-confidence in using the teaching strategies and assessment methods of this new interdisciplinary curriculum. The
interviews with students revealed that their active involvement in their own assessment improved their sense of responsibility
for their achievements. The variety of assignments enabled them to be at their best with certain assignments and to succeed
less with others. In conclusion, we found that running a new interdisciplinary curriculum requires a professional development
program that will stimulate teachers’ creativity and diversify the instructional strategies that they use in the classroom.
Such skills should improve their ability to understand the goals, strategies, and rationale of the curriculum, as well as
their students’ learning difficulties. 相似文献
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This study assessed the influence of a 3‐year professional development program on elementary teachers' views of nature of science (NOS), instructional practice to promote students' appropriate NOS views, and the influence of participants' instruction on elementary student NOS views. Using the VNOS‐B and associated interviews the researchers tracked the changes in NOS views of teacher participants throughout the professional development program. The teachers participated in explicit–reflective activities, embedded in a program that emphasized scientific inquiry and inquiry‐based instruction, to help them improve their own elementary students' views of NOS. Elementary students were interviewed using the VNOS‐D to track changes in their NOS views, using classroom observations to note teacher influences on student ideas. Analysis of the VNOS‐B and VNOS‐D showed that teachers and most grades of elementary students showed positive changes in their views of NOS. The teachers also improved in their science pedagogy, as evidenced by analysis of their teaching. Implications for teacher professional development programs are made. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 44: 653–680, 2007 相似文献
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This study investigated the extent to which teacher professional development led to changes in science instruction in K-2
classrooms in rural school districts. The research specifically examined changes in (a) teachers’ content knowledge in science;
(b) teachers’ self-efficacy related to teaching science; (c) classroom instructional time allotted to science; and (d) instructional
strategies used in science. The study also investigated contextual factors contributing to or hindering changes in science
instruction. Data sources included a teacher survey, a self-efficacy assessment, content knowledge tests, interviews, and
classroom observations. After one year in the program, teachers showed increased content knowledge and self-efficacy in teaching
science; they spent more instructional time on science and began using different instructional strategies. Key contextual
factors included curricular demands, resources, administrative support, and support from other teachers. 相似文献
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Evelaine Pendergast Rebecca G. Lieberman-Betz Cynthia O. Vail 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2017,45(1):43-52
This study explored infield prekindergarten teachers’ attitudes and beliefs toward teaching science to young children. In addition, prekindergarten teachers’ previous and future interests in science-related professional development were assessed. Data were collected through a self-report measure, the preschool teacher attitudes and beliefs toward science. The sample consisted of 112 prekindergarten teachers. Findings suggest prekindergarten teachers may be more comfortable with conducting and integrating science activities and understanding the benefits of science for young children’s global development than previously thought. However, teachers continue to indicate feelings of inadequacy and anxiety toward their own science knowledge and ability to support children’s scientific learning. Future research should examine additional methods of assessing science teaching in prekindergarten classrooms, such as direct observation, as well as the impact of professional development on attitudes, beliefs, and practices of prekindergarten teachers when teaching science. 相似文献
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Karen Goodnough 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2016,27(7):747-767
Primary/elementary teachers are uniquely positioned in terms of their need for ongoing, science-focused professional development. They are usually generalists, having limited preparation for teaching science, and often do not feel prepared or comfortable in teaching science. In this case study, CHAT or cultural–historical activity theory is used as a lens to examine primary/elementary teachers’ activity system as they engaged in a teacher-driven professional development initiative. Teachers engaged in collaborative action research to change their practice, with the objective of making their science teaching more engaging and hands-on for students. A range of qualitative methods and sources such as teacher interviews and reflections, teacher-created artifacts, and researcher observational notes were adopted to gain insight into teacher learning. Outcomes report on how the teachers’ activity system changed as they participated in two cycles of collaborative action research and how the contradictions that arose in their activity system became sources of professional growth. Furthermore, this research shows how the framework of activity theory may be used to garner insight into the activity and learning of teachers as both their professional activities and the context change over time. 相似文献
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This study explores how activities developed by science experts in partnership with middle school teachers were employed and
interpreted. The goals of this partnership were to (a) help the science teacher meet earth science content standards in new
ways, (b) expose students to ‘real world’ experiences outside their school setting, and (c) positively impact teacher practice
by providing a program to be used as a catalyst for future learning. Over 300 sixth graders mostly underrepresented science
students attended activities at an aquarium serving an urban West Coast urban context. Science teachers, non-science teachers,
scientists, and volunteers were all engaged in pre-trip instruction, professional development opportunities, and follow-up
activities as this partnership effort explored ways to enhance local literacy initiatives across the curriculum. Results suggest
that teacher beliefs about informal education impacted their view and participation in the program and the level of submersion
of teachers in collaboration strongly affects the ability to serve underrepresented students on informal excursions. Implications
for teacher education and outreach are discussed. 相似文献
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While there is a growing literature focused on doctoral preparation for teaching about science teaching, rarely have recommendations extended to preparation for teaching science content to teachers. We three doctoral students employ self-study as a research methodology to investigate our developing pedagogical content knowledge for teaching science to teachers during a mentored internship in an elementary teacher professional development program. With our mentor, we examine critical incidents in the experience that supported new insights about teaching teachers and about ways in which beginning teacher educators need to develop their existing pedagogical content knowledge for teaching science to students in order to teach science effectively to teachers. We emphasize ways in which doctoral internships can support this learning and how our respective cultures shaped our interactions with and perceptions of teachers as learners. 相似文献
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Panagiotis Piliouras Katerina Plakitsi Fanny Seroglou Georgia Papantoniou 《Research in Science Education》2018,48(6):1221-1246
The nature of science (NOS) has become a central goal of science education in many countries. This study refers to a developmental work research program, in which four fifth-grade elementary in-service teachers participated. It aimed to improve their understandings of NOS and their abilities to teach it effectively to their students. The 1-year-long, 2012–2013, program consisted of a series of activities to support teachers to develop their pedagogical content knowledge of NOS. In order to accomplish our goal, we enabled teacher-researchers to analyze their own discourse practices and to trace evidence of effective NOS teaching. Many studies indicate the importance of examining teachers’ discussions about science in the classroom, since it is teachers’ understanding of NOS reflected in these discussions that will have a vital impact on students’ learning. Our proposal is based on the assumption that reflecting on the ways people form meanings enables us to examine and seek alternative ways to communicate aspects of NOS during science lessons. The analysis of discourse data, which has been carried out with the teacher-researchers’ active participation, indicated that initially only a few aspects of NOS were implicitly incorporated in teacher-researchers’ instruction. As the program evolved, all teacher-researchers presented more informed views on targeted NOS aspects. On the whole, our discourse-focused professional development program with its participatory, explicit, and reflective character indicated the importance of involving teacher-researchers in analyzing their own talk. It is this involvement that results in obtaining a valuable awareness of aspects concerning pedagogical content knowledge of NOS teaching. 相似文献
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This study concerns the characterisation and classification of the way junior high school science teachers incorporate Web-based learning environment and materials into their teaching. About 60 science teachers from nine junior high schools in the northern part of Israel took part in an extended professional development (PD) program. The study, which applied the qualitative interpretative methodology, involved multiple sources of data, including field notes of observations in the PD meetings and class observations, interviews with teachers and principals, and teachers artifacts. Based on their professional growth and beliefs about implementation of Web-based teaching, four basic types of science teachers were identified: the initiator and pathfinder, the follower and conformist, the avoider, and the antagonist. Provided with long-term support, these teachers elevated their specific Web-related qualifications. In particular, they improved the development of Web-based, learner-directed material. The level of success in assimilating Web-based learning in science classes was influenced by the quality and cohesion of the school's teacher team and their principal's care and involvement. 相似文献
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Gillian H. Roehrig Mia Dubosarsky Annie Mason Stephan Carlson Barbara Murphy 《Journal of Science Education and Technology》2011,20(5):566-578
Despite many scholars?? recommendations, science is often avoided during early childhood education. Among the reasons provided by early childhood teachers for the exclusion of science from their daily routines included science anxiety, low self-efficacy with respect to teaching science, lack of experience participating in science activities as students, or the notion that literacy and language are more important during the early years. In minority populations the problem is even greater due to identification of science with the ??culture of. This article presents results from Ah Neen Dush, a sustained and transformative professional development program for Head Start teachers on an American Indian Reservation. The goal of the program is to support early childhood teachers in developing inquiry-based and culturally-relevant teaching practices. Through analysis of teachers?? classroom practices, surveys and interviews, we explore changes in teachers?? attitudes toward science and inquiry-based practices. Classroom observations were conducted using CLASS (Classroom assessment Scoring System), a tool used to evaluate the quality of classroom interactions. After 1 year of professional development teachers?? attitudes were found to improve and after 2 years teachers classroom practices were more inquiry-based with statistically significant increases in CLASS observation scores. 相似文献
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Nasser S. Al-Abdali Sulaiman M. Al-Balushi 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2016,14(2):251-268
This classroom observation study explored how science teachers (N = 22) teach for creativity in grades 5–10 in Oman. We designed an observation form with 4 main categories that targeted the instructional practices related to teaching for creativity: questioning strategy, teacher’s responses to students’ ideas, classroom activities to support creativity, and whole-lesson methods that foster creativity. An open-ended survey was also designed to explore participants’ justifications for their instructional decisions and practices. The findings indicate that the overall level of teaching for creativity was low and that participants’ performance was the highest for teacher’s responses to students’ ideas category and the lowest for classroom activities to support creativity category. We observed that a teacher-centered approach with instructional practices geared toward preparing students for examinations was dominant and that these science teachers were bound to the textbook, following cookbook-style activities. Participants believed that they did not have enough time to cover the content and teach for creativity and that they were not prepared to teach for creativity. Based on these findings, we recommend that programs be developed to prepare science teachers to teach for creativity. 相似文献
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This study examines the intersection of two key reform ideas in science teacher education – professional teaching standards and the use of case methods. In this article, we track the historical development of what can be called second wave teaching standards and describe how those standards can be exemplified through multimedia web cases of science teaching. We describe a web case development project in which a group of experienced secondary science teachers work together over several months to video their own classes, and assemble video and audio commentaries of their lessons based on a set of science teaching standards. We conclude that the project was a rich professional development experience for those involved. Further, as the teaching standards movement gathers momentum in Australia and elsewhere, we contend that high quality multimedia cases linked to a standards framework show considerable promise as a vehicle to assist science teachers to reflect on their practice. 相似文献
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Margareta M. Pop Patricia Dixon Crissie M. Grove 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2010,21(2):127-147
This study investigated teachers’ motivation, expectations, and changes to teaching practices due to a 6 week summer professional
development program involvement. Participants (n = 67) attended the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program within a major university in southeast. Surveys and interviews
were used to collect data to answer the following research questions: (1) Who attends the RET program? (2) In what ways do
elementary teachers differ from middle/secondary teachers with respect to their motivation for attending the RET program and
their expectations about the program? (3) In what ways do elementary teachers differ from middle/secondary teachers with respect
to implementing changes to their teaching practices due to RET program attendance? Survey results indicated significant differences
between elementary teachers and secondary education teachers with respect to their expectations about the program, and changes
to their teaching practices. Interview results provided support to survey findings. Implications for professional development
and science teacher education are discussed in relationship with the current study findings. 相似文献
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Undergraduate college “science partners” provided content knowledge and a supportive atmosphere for K–5 teachers in a university–school professional development partnership program in science instruction. The Elementary Science Education Partners program, a Local Systemic Change initiative supported by the National Science Foundation, was composed of four major elements: 1) a cadre of mentor teachers trained to provide district-wide teacher professional development; 2) a recruitment and training effort to place college students in classrooms as science partners in semester-long partnerships with teachers; 3) a teacher empowerment effort termed “participatory reform”; and 4) an inquiry-based curriculum with a kit distribution and refurbishment center. The main goals of the program were to provide college science students with an intensive teaching experience and to enhance teachers'' skills in inquiry-based science instruction. Here, we describe some of the program''s successes and challenges, focusing primarily on the impact on the classroom teachers and their science partners. Qualitative analyses of data collected from participants indicate that 1) teachers expressed greater self-confidence about teaching science than before the program and they spent more class time on the subject; and 2) the college students modified deficit-model negative assumptions about the children''s science learning abilities to express more mature, positive views. 相似文献