Don't Kill the Wonder: Examining an Elementary Science Methods Course Organized around the NGSS

Autor/in	Ende, Alayla
Titel	Don't Kill the Wonder: Examining an Elementary Science Methods Course Organized around the NGSS
Quelle	(2023), (146 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, State University of New York at Buffalo
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3719-7985-8
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Elementary School Science; Methods Courses; Academic Standards; Preservice Teachers; Science Curriculum; Curriculum Development; Authentic Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Methodisch-didaktische Anleitung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung
Abstract	The purpose of this teacher-practitioner research study was to examine how elementary teacher candidates engaged in sensemaking about the learning process within the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and to further examine how they engaged in sensemaking about NGSS teaching and curriculum development. Interviews and course artifacts from 14 participants in an elementary science methods course were analyzed to answer the research questions. Open coding (Saldana, 2016) was used to identify the major topical ideas, and focused coding revealed patterns and relationships which formed the basis of the analysis. Findings revealed that authentic science learning experiences during the methods course were found to be particularly meaningful in candidates' sensemaking about the NGSS learning process, and that there were six essential elements of authentic science learning experiences in elementary science methods courses related to these findings. Candidates were able to identify an ideal science lesson related to NGSS, but conflicts arose when candidates were asked to translate this into actual instructional and curriculum choices. This study includes implications for college faculty and school leaders. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01