The Improvement of the Undergraduate Science Education of Prospective Elementary Teachers.

Nordland, Floyd H.; Devito, Alfred

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The Improvement of the Undergraduate Science Education of Prospective Elementary Teachers

Nordland, Floyd H.; Devito, Alfred

Science Education, 58, 3, 383-390, Jul-Sep 74

Described is a pilot program initiated at Purdue University and designed to provide experiences for prospective elementary teachers in which scientific knowledge was presented in an inquiry manner. A goal of the project is a three-year escalating, prospective elementary-teacher involvement with elementary children. (Authors/PEB)

Descriptors: College Science, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Inquiry, Integrated Curriculum, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Descriptions, Science Education, Scientific Enterprise

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