NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ431971
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1047-6210
What Counts as an Explanation for a Science Teaching Event?
Roberts, Douglas A.
Teaching Education, v3 n2 p69-87 Win-Spr 1991
Explores what constitutes an explanation for a science teaching event, noting conceptual-analysis-of-teaching and task-analysis approaches. Examples of various categories and distinctions are provided, drawing on data from pre- and postlesson discussions of an experienced teacher's seventh grade science lesson. The Science Teacher Thinking Framework is presented. (SM)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Discourse Analysis, Grade 7, Higher Education, Junior High Schools, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Instruction, Student Teaching, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience, Teaching Models
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Science Teacher Thinking Framework; Teaching Events