A Potential for Interest Driven Learning to Enhance the Inquiry Based Learning Process

Autor/inn/en	Dolenc, Nathan R.; Kazanis, William H.
Titel	A Potential for Interest Driven Learning to Enhance the Inquiry Based Learning Process
Quelle	In: Science Educator, 27 (2020) 2, S.121-128 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1094-3277
Schlagwörter	Inquiry; Active Learning; Student Interests; Preservice Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Science Instruction; Grade 2; Student Attitudes; Career Choice; Scientific Attitudes; Science Projects + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktives Lernen; Studieninteresse; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Schülerverhalten; Science; Project; Wissenschaft; Projekt
Abstract	Interest driven learning has the potential to enhance the inquiry based learning process by contextualizing curriculum as students investigate scientific questions, collecting and analyzing data, and construct reasonable conclusions relative to their interests. This paper presents a project and its findings that involved preservice elementary teachers developing science lessons from student career interest information gathered from a class of second graders. How might interest driven learning enhance preservice elementary teachers' ability to teach science through inquiry based learning? How might interest driven learning influence elementary students' perception of science in their future careers? The preservice teachers reported positive attitudes toward teaching science while connecting student career interests with science content. The project also reported having a positive impact on the second graders' perceptions of science associated with their chosen careers. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Science Education Leadership Association. P.O. Box 3406, Englewood, CO 80155. Tel: 720-250-9583; Fax: 303-200-7099; Web site: https://www.nsela.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01