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ERIC Number: EJ431970
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1047-6210
Educating Elementary Science Teachers: Alternative Conceptions of the Nature of Science.
Fleury, Stephen C.; Bentley, Michael L.
Teaching Education, v3 n2 p57-67 Win-Spr 1991
Examines changes in elementary science teachers' education, noting the fragmented status of school science. Few elementary teachers have strong academic backgrounds in science or fundamental knowledge of elementary science program content. Understanding preservice teachers' alternative conceptions and misconceptions about the nature of science is important in modifying their education. (SM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Questioning Techniques, Science Education, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Constructivist Thinking; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Positivism