Examining the Impact of a Professional Development Program on Elementary Teachers' Views of Nature of Science and Nature of Scientific Inquiry, and Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs

Autor/inn/en	Deniz, Hasan; Akerson, Valarie
Titel	Examining the Impact of a Professional Development Program on Elementary Teachers' Views of Nature of Science and Nature of Scientific Inquiry, and Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs
Quelle	In: Electronic Journal of Science Education, 17 (2013) 3, (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-3430
Schlagwörter	Faculty Development; Elementary School Teachers; Science Teachers; Scientific Attitudes; Scientific Literacy; Scientific Principles; Science Process Skills; Inquiry; Science Instruction; Self Efficacy; Beliefs; Attitude Change; Language Arts; Integrated Curriculum; Instructional Design + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Science; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Belief; Glaube; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Sprachkultur; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf
Abstract	We examined to what extent elementary teachers' nature of science (NOS) and nature of scientific inquiry (NOSI) views, and science teaching efficacy beliefs change after a five-day professional development program designed to teach NOS and NOSI integrated with language arts. We found that elementary teachers improved their NOS and NOSI views, and one dimension of their science teaching efficacy beliefs at the end of the professional development program. Results of this study suggest that carefully designed professional development programs that provide NOS and NOSI instruction integrated with language arts may help elementary teachers improve their science teaching efficacy beliefs as well as their NOS and NOSI views. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Southwestern University and Texas Christian University. TCU Box 297900, Fort Worth, TX 76129. Tel: 817-257-6115; e-mail: ejse@southwestern.edu; Web site: http://ejse.southwestern.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01