Collaborating to Improve Inquiry-Based Teaching in Elementary Science and Mathematics Methods Courses

Autor/inn/en	Magee, Paula A.; Flessner, Ryan
Titel	Collaborating to Improve Inquiry-Based Teaching in Elementary Science and Mathematics Methods Courses
Quelle	In: Science Education International, 23 (2012) 4, S.353-365 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2077-2327
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teacher Education; Cooperation; Teacher Education Programs; Elementary School Science; Methods Courses; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Collaboration; Elementary School Mathematics; Mathematics Instruction; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Inquiry; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Methodisch-didaktische Anleitung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerkooperation; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	This study examines the effect of promoting inquiry-based teaching (IBT) through collaboration between a science methods course and mathematics methods course in an elementary teacher education program. During the collaboration, preservice elementary teacher (PST) candidates experienced 3 different types of inquiry as a way to foster increased understanding of inquiry based teaching (IBT). The experiences included a PST driven science inquiry and a mathematics inquiry where PSTs were learners and a science inquiry where PSTs were teachers. During and following the semester of the collaboration, data were collected to assess the impact of the inquiry experiences on the PSTs' understanding of IBT. Student work and teacher field notes suggest that PSTs were able to identify, confront and wrestle with the complexities of IBT. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Council of Associations for Science Education. Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Education, Buca, Izmir 35150, Turkey. Tel: +90-532-4267927; Fax: +90-232-4204895; Web site: http://icaseonline.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10