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ERIC Number: EJ666891
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0157-244X
Scaffolding Preservice Science Teachers' Evidence-Based Arguments during an Investigation of Natural Selection.
Zembal-Saul, Carla; Munford, Danusa; Crawford, Barbara; Friedrichsen, Patricia; Land, Susan
Research in Science Education, v32 n4 p437-63 2002
Reports on a qualitative study in which preservice science teachers (PSTs) enrolled in an advanced methods course participated in a complex, data-rich investigation based on an adapted version of the "Struggle for Survival" curriculum. Uses the Galapagos Finches software and emphasizes giving priority to evidence and constructing evidence-based arguments. (Contains 57 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Evolution, Higher Education, Inquiry, Multimedia Instruction, Persuasive Discourse, Preservice Teachers, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Natural Selection
Note: Theme issue: The Value and Challenges of Using Learning Technologies To Support Students in Learning Science.