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Preparing teachers as researchers in courses on methods of teaching science
Author(s) -
van Zee Emily H.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of research in science teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.067
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1098-2736
pISSN - 0022-4308
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2736(199809)35:7<791::aid-tea8>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - science education , context (archaeology) , mathematics education , pedagogy , teaching method , national science education standards , teacher education , professional development , frame (networking) , science, technology, society and environment education , psychology , higher education , computer science , political science , comparative education , paleontology , telecommunications , law , biology
The four standards for professional development of teachers of science from the National Science Education Standards (NRC, 1996) provided a frame for reflection upon ways in which prospective teachers engaged in research in my courses on methods of teaching science. Students learned both science content and science pedagogy by inquiry. An extended research project helped students to integrate knowledge of science, learning, pedagogy, and students, and to apply that to teaching science. Students built knowledge, skills, and attitudes for lifelong learning by participating in a research festival and presenting at conferences. I designed this science‐teaching methods course in the context of a teacher education program that is attempting to implement reform approaches to instruction. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 35: 791–809, 1998.