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ERIC Number: EJ591956
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
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The Nature of Science and Scientific Knowledge: Implications for a Preservice Elementary Methods Course.
Meichtry, Yvonne J.
Science and Education, v8 n3 p273-86 May 1999
Describes teaching considerations related to the nature of science and scientific knowledge in an elementary-science methods course. Discusses instructional strategies used to develop preservice elementary teachers' understandings of the nature of science and scientific knowledge. Presents the results of these strategies on teacher learning and attitudes. Contains 20 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Education History, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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