ERIC Number: EJ901914
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Nov
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What Is the Teacher Doing? What Are the Students Doing? An Application of the Draw-a-Science-Teacher-Test
Minogue, James
Journal of Science Teacher Education, v21 n7 p767-781 Nov 2010
This study documents the use of the Draw-a-Science-Teacher-Test as diagnostic tool for both preservice teacher beliefs about science teaching and science methods course effectiveness. Direct comparison of pre-course to post-course images from 50 preservice elementary teachers was undertaken using McNemar's test. Results indicated statistically significant shifts in participants' mental models of science teaching and learning. Post-course more students portrayed student-centered reform minded practices. The limitations of this analytical approach, the practical significance of this work, and ideas for future research in this arena are discussed.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Science Teachers, Science Education, Science Instruction, Beliefs, Science Curriculum, Scientific Methodology, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Science, Statistical Significance, Models, Student Centered Curriculum
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