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Educating Elementary Science Teachers: Alternative Conceptions of the Nature of Science.
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Fleury, Stephen C.; Bentley, Michael L. – Teaching Education, 1991
Examines changes in elementary science teachers' education, noting the fragmented status of school science. Few elementary teachers have strong academic backgrounds in science or fundamental knowledge of elementary science program content. Understanding preservice teachers' alternative conceptions and misconceptions about the nature of science is…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning, Educational Change, Elementary Education