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ERIC Number: EJ651181
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1087-3430
Inquiry, Nature of Science, and Evolution: The Need for a More Complex Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Science Teaching.
Eick, Charles J.
Electronic Journal of Science Education, v4 n3 Mar 2000
Studies the inquiry-based practices of secondary science student teachers (n=12) including their views of inquiry in science; their views of inquiry in science teaching; and their conceptions of facts, laws, and theories in science, or nature of science (NOS). Recommends explicit teaching of science as a discipline, including scientific investigation and NOS following early stages of teaching and development of initial pedagogical content knowledge. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Inquiry, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Preservice Teachers, Science Education, Scientific Principles, Secondary Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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