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The Biology Olympiad as a Resource and Inspiration for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching
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Petr, Jan; Papácek, Miroslav; Stuchlíková, Iva – Contributions from Science Education Research, 2018
This chapter examines whether the environment of Science Olympiads and competition tasks produced within the Olympiad framework can provide opportunities for teacher preparation for inquiry science teaching, both in pre- and in-service training. The chapter describes the Biology Olympiad (BiO) concept and then briefly discusses the question of…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Competition, Preservice Teachers
Pre-Service Teachers' Subject Knowledge of and Attitudes about Radioactivity and Ionising Radiation
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Colclough, Nicholas Denys; Lock, Roger; Soares, Allan – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
This study focussed on secondary school (11-18 years) pre-service teachers' (n = 73) knowledge of and attitudes towards risks associated with alpha, beta, and gamma radiations. A multi-method approach was used with physics, chemistry, biology, and history graduates undertaking the one-year initial teacher training, Post Graduate Certificate in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Knowledge Level, Graduates, Physics
A Science Lesson Plan Analysis Instrument for Formative and Summative Program Evaluation of a Teacher Education Program
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Jacobs, Christina L.; Martin, Sonya N.; Otieno, Tracey C. – Science Education, 2008
In evaluating the success of teacher development programs, valid and scalable measures of teaching practice are needed. We have developed and validated the Science Lesson Plan Analysis Instrument (SLPAI) for quantitative evaluation of teacher-generated multiday lesson plans. This paper presents the SLPAI as a complement to surveys and classroom…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Program Evaluation, Observation, Program Effectiveness
Students' Evaluation of the Credibility of Scientific Models that Represent Natural Entities and Phenomena
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Al-Balushi, Sulaiman M. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2011
The purpose of the current study was to explore learners' evaluation of the credibility of scientific models that represent natural entities and phenomena. Participants were 845 students in grades 9-11 (aged 15-17 years) and 108 prospective science teachers in Oman, totaling 953 students. A survey called Epistemologies about the Credibility of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classification, Credibility, Defense Mechanisms
Students' Conceptions of Fluids. Research Report
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Besson, Ugo – International Journal of Science Education, 2004
This article describes a research study concerning students' conceptions and reasonings about fluids and pressure in static situations. After a preliminary survey involving interviews and observations in class, some written questions were answered by various groups, totalling 428 Italian and French pupils in upper secondary school, 458 first-year…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Higher Education
Reform-Based Science Teaching: Teachers' Instructional Practices and Conceptions
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Barak, Moshe; Shakhman, Larisa – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2008
This study aimed at exploring the practices and beliefs physics teachers have about introducing reform-based instruction into the physics class. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews held with 11 experienced physics teachers. The results revealed that the teachers occasionally introduced a small number of enhanced instructional…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Physics, Interviews, Science Teachers