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Hechter, Richard P. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2011
This study investigated contextual changes in perceptions of science teaching self-efficacy through pre-, post- and retrospective administrations of the Science Teaching Expectancy Belief Instrument (STEBI-B) among preservice elementary teachers when exposed to a science teaching methods course. Findings revealed that the number of postsecondary…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Science, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum
McDonnough, Jacqueline T.; Matkins, Juanita Jo – School Science and Mathematics, 2010
Though the importance of including practicum experiences in programs for the preparation of elementary preservice teachers is generally accepted, the nature of these experiences on the development of skills in teaching science can vary greatly. This study compares the effect of variations in field experiences at two institutions, one which…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Self Efficacy, Field Experience Programs, Teaching Methods
Brand, Brenda R.; Wilkins, Jesse L. M. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2007
The focus of this study was elementary preservice teachers' development as effective teachers of science and mathematics as influenced by their participation in elementary science and mathematics methods courses. Preservice teachers' reports of factors that influenced their perception of their teaching abilities were analyzed according to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses, Elementary School Science
Jung, Maura Lobos; Tonso, Karen L. – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2006
This ethnographic research examined two out-of-school science practica where preservice elementary teachers learned to teach science. We wondered what teachers learned about science and teaching science, how their sense of themselves as science teachers changed, and how such settings might contribute to reform in science education to promote…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Ethnography, Museums