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Baumgartner, Erin – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2010
Preservice preparation courses for elementary teachers of science can provide opportunities to build pedagogical content knowledge. One common concern of preservice teachers is how to cope with a preplanned lesson that does not proceed as planned. Providing opportunities for preservice teachers to experience the unexpected actually immerses them…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Curriculum, Science Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Johnson, Amy Flanagan; Rutherford, Sandra – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2010
In this article, the authors report the results of a preliminary study of preservice teachers' ability to transfer their knowledge between their chemistry and Earth science courses. They examined whether they could answer the transfer questions correctly, how they explained their answers, and what information from their coursework they used to…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Preservice Teachers, Elementary Education, Prior Learning
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Edgcomb, Michelle; Britner, Shari L.; McConnaughay, Kelly; Wolffe, Robert – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2008
Science 101 was designed by a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional team, with leadership from the Departments of Biology and Teacher Education, and participation by faculty in the Departments of Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics, the College of Engineering, and master teachers from school districts in the state of Illinois. Their goal was to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Education Majors, Preservice Teachers, Academic Achievement