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ERIC Number: EJ361736
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Science Teachers' Conceptions of the Nature of Science: Do They Really Influence Teaching Behavior?
Lederman, Norman G.; Zeidler, Dana L.
Science Education, v71 n5 p721-34 Oct 1987
Reports on a study to test the validity of the assumption that a teacher's conception of the nature of science directly influences his/her classroom behavior. Recommends a redirection in science education to promote more adequate conceptions of the nature of science in secondary schools. (TW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Misconceptions, Science and Society, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Methodology, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Nature of Science; Science Education Research