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Menon, Deepika; Sinha, Somnath – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2013
Recent efforts to reform science education have strongly emphasized the understanding of the nature of science (NOS) as important to achieving broader scientific literacy. Despite the realization that students' understanding of NOS is important, there is a gap between research and practice. In order to teach NOS effectively in pre-college or…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Information Sources
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Veal, William R.; MaKinster, James G. – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 1999
Presents two taxonomies that offer a relatively comprehensive categorization scheme for future studies of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) development in teacher education. "The General Taxonomy of PCK" addresses distinctions within and between the knowledge bases of various disciplines, science subjects, and science topics. "The Taxonomy of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Science Education