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ERIC Number: EJ312605
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Comparison of Preservice Elementary Teachers Anxiety about Teaching Students to Identify Minerals and Rocks and Students in Geology Courses Anxiety about Identification of Minerals and Rocks.
Westerback, Mary E.; And Others
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v22 n1 p63-79 Jan 1985
Compared preservice elementary teachers (N=58) and geology students (N=51) on their ability to identify rocks and minerals. Anxiety levels were different between the preservice teachers (high) and the geology students (low). Further analysis of geology students indicated a reverse relationship between anxiety and exam performance. (Author/DH)
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Science, College Students, Elementary School Teachers, Geology, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Education, Science Teachers, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research