Science education researchers have shown considerable interest in student interpretations of science phenomena. Results of their research make it evident that many students hold shared views of science quite different from those generally accepted by the scientific community and that these personal constructed views are often retained into adulthood. This paper reports on the assessment of pre-service primary teachers’ constructed views on selected physical science concepts. Data were gathered from Singapore, Taiwan and the U.S. using a two- tier test. Comparisons are drawn between countries and in the case of US data, over time
This paper reviews some studies relating to the subject matter competency of pre-service elementary ...
The study described in this chapter was concerned with the science subject matter knowledge of a gro...
Learning about the world that surrounds a child begins well before the start of primary education. E...
An instrument to assess primary school science conceptual knowledge in pre-service primary teachers ...
[[abstract]]The purpose of this 4‐year research study was to develop paper‐and‐pencil tests that cou...
[[abstract]]The purpose of this 4-year research study was to develop paper-and-pencil tests that cou...
An understanding of current views of the nature of science continues to be regarded as an important ...
This paper reports on part of a cross-national study of science classroom environments in Taiwan and...
The aim of this study was to ascertain the level of scientific understandings of primary school scie...
[[abstract]]In this article, we discuss several aspects of the national project, the National Scienc...
This article reports the results of an investigation into primary school teachers' confidence, knowl...
Despite the many developments in the teaching of science, an aspect that continues to be neglected a...
© 2011 Hui ChengFor many decades, much research has been conducted to investigate young children’s i...
Abstract: Pre-service teachers face many challenges as they learn to teach in ways that are differen...
Children have formal science instruction from kindergarten in Australia and from Year 3 in China. T...
This paper reviews some studies relating to the subject matter competency of pre-service elementary ...
The study described in this chapter was concerned with the science subject matter knowledge of a gro...
Learning about the world that surrounds a child begins well before the start of primary education. E...
An instrument to assess primary school science conceptual knowledge in pre-service primary teachers ...
[[abstract]]The purpose of this 4‐year research study was to develop paper‐and‐pencil tests that cou...
[[abstract]]The purpose of this 4-year research study was to develop paper-and-pencil tests that cou...
An understanding of current views of the nature of science continues to be regarded as an important ...
This paper reports on part of a cross-national study of science classroom environments in Taiwan and...
The aim of this study was to ascertain the level of scientific understandings of primary school scie...
[[abstract]]In this article, we discuss several aspects of the national project, the National Scienc...
This article reports the results of an investigation into primary school teachers' confidence, knowl...
Despite the many developments in the teaching of science, an aspect that continues to be neglected a...
© 2011 Hui ChengFor many decades, much research has been conducted to investigate young children’s i...
Abstract: Pre-service teachers face many challenges as they learn to teach in ways that are differen...
Children have formal science instruction from kindergarten in Australia and from Year 3 in China. T...
This paper reviews some studies relating to the subject matter competency of pre-service elementary ...
The study described in this chapter was concerned with the science subject matter knowledge of a gro...
Learning about the world that surrounds a child begins well before the start of primary education. E...