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50 Years of ERIC
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Tweaking Science Education.
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Andersen, Hans O. – Science Educator, 2000
Discusses problems facing science education supervisors and suggests possible solutions. Comments on the experiences of beginning teachers, portfolio compilation, mentoring, and the evaluation and selection of curricular and technological innovations. (Contains 14 references.) (WRM)
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Comparing the Understanding of the Nature of Science by Preservice Secondary Science Teachers in the Mid-1960s and the Early 1990s.
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Boone, William J.; Andersen, Hans O. – Science Educator, 1996
Presents a study comparing the understanding of the nature of science by preservice secondary science teachers in the mid-1960s and the early 1990s. Uses the Nature of Science Scale (NOSS) to determine teachers' understanding. Concludes with an evaluation of most items for which the responses changed dramatically in those 25 years. Contains 19…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Likert Scales, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Education
Behind Closed Doors.
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Andersen, Hans O. – Science Educator, 1992
Describes sources for upgrading a methods course for teaching science in middle and high schools and solicits input from science supervisors for course improvement. (KHR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Professional Development, Science Education, Secondary Education