Using Constructivist Ideas to Teach Science Teachers about Constructivist Ideas, or Teachers are Students Too!.

Shymansky, James A.

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ERIC Number: EJ466016

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Using Constructivist Ideas to Teach Science Teachers about Constructivist Ideas, or Teachers are Students Too!

Shymansky, James A.

Journal of Science Teacher Education, v3 n2 p53-57 Spr 1992

Analyzes problems with traditional teacher education, reviews the basic elements of the constructivist learning views, and discusses the advantages of a constructivist approach to science teacher education. (PR)

Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Education Courses, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Methods Courses, Misconceptions, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts, Teacher Education

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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