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ERIC Number: EJ610441
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
Rethinking the Elementary Science Methods Course: A Case for Content, Pedagogy, and Informal Science Education.
Kelly, Janet
International Journal of Science Education, v22 n7 p755-77 Jul 2000
Indicates the importance of preparing prospective teachers who will be elementary science teachers with different methods. Presents the theoretical and practical rationale for developing a constructivist-based elementary science methods course. Discusses the impact student knowledge and understanding of science and student attitudes has on science. (Contains 65 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Inquiry, Learning Processes, Preservice Teachers, Problem Solving, Science Teachers, Student Attitudes, Teacher Education, Teaching Models
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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