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Macias, Christina; Shin, Myunghwan; Bennett, Lisa H. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2022
This study explored how preservice teachers engaged in collaborative inquiry with elementary students to facilitate social justice and equity in science education. By inviting elementary students as key stakeholders into collaborative inquiry, we examined how preservice teachers uncovered critical problems of science education in underserved…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Students, Social Justice, Equal Education
Glen, Nicole J.; Dotger, Sharon – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2013
This qualitative study examined the connections between elementary teachers' conceptions of how scientists use writing and how the teachers used writing during science lessons. Data collected included lesson observations, interviews, handouts to students, and curriculum resources. The findings revealed that teachers in this study thought…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Elementary School Teachers, Scientists, Writing (Composition)
Morrison, Judith A. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2013
This study was an exploration of the conceptions of inquiry science held by exemplary elementary teachers. The origins of these conceptions were explored in order to establish how best to improve elementary teachers' understanding and implementation of inquiry science teaching. Four focus group sessions were held as well as classroom observations.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes, Inquiry
Capps, Daniel K.; Crawford, Barbara A. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2013
Anecdotal accounts from science educators suggest that few teachers are teaching science as inquiry. However, there is little empirical evidence to support this claim. This study aimed to provide evidence-based documentation of the state-of-use of inquiry-based instruction and explicit instruction about nature of science (NOS). We examined the…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Direct Instruction, Science Instruction
The Influence of Guided Inquiry and Explicit Instruction on K-6 Teachers' Views of Nature of Science
Akerson, Valarie L.; Hanson, Deborah L.; Cullen, Theresa A. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2007
This study assessed the influence of guided inquiry and explicit reflective instruction on K-6 teachers' views of nature of science (NOS). Using the Views of Nature of Science Elementary School Version 2 (VNOS-D2), and associated interviews we tracked the changes in NOS views of teacher participants prior to and following a summer professional…
Descriptors: Physics, Professional Development, Scientific Principles, Elementary Education
Hubbard, Paula; Abell, Sandra – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2005
We examined the beliefs about science teaching and learning held by elementary preservice teachers in a science methods course, comparing students who had experienced an inquiry-based physics course with those who had not. Students who had taken the physics course prior to the methods semester were better equipped to recognize and learn from…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Inquiry