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Ferreira, Sílvia; Morais, Ana M. – Research in Science Education, 2020
The study investigates differentiated teaching practices of practical work in distinct social contexts and with different experienced teachers, at the level of the Portuguese high school science education. Four teaching practices were analysed in terms of the level of complexity of both scientific knowledge and cognitive skills and in terms of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Teachers, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods
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Freitas, Isabel M.; Jimenez, Roque; Mellado, Vicente – Research in Science Education, 2004
The results are described of two case studies on the conceptions and classroom practice of two Portuguese physics and chemistry teachers on the role of problem solving in the teaching/learning of science. One of these teachers was a novice and the other had about 20 years of teaching experience. The data were obtained from a questionnaire, a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Physics, Chemistry
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Reis, Pedro; Galvao, Cecilia – Research in Science Education, 2004
This article discusses the results of a qualitative study, based on case studies, aimed at: (a) assessing a group of Portuguese secondary school natural science teachers regarding their conceptions of the nature, teaching and learning of science; (b) studying possible impacts of recent controversies surrounding scientific and technological issues…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Natural Sciences, Secondary School Science, Science Teachers