Scientific Reasoning Competencies in Science Teaching

Autor/inn/en	Krell, Moritz; Dawborn-Gundlach, Merryn; van Driel, Jan
Titel	Scientific Reasoning Competencies in Science Teaching
Quelle	In: Teaching Science, 66 (2020) 2, S.32-42 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-6313
Schlagwörter	Thinking Skills; Science Teachers; Science Instruction; Science Process Skills; Problem Solving; Teacher Competencies; Case Studies; Preservice Teacher Education; Foreign Countries; Masters Programs; Universities; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Problemlösen; Lehrkunst; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Ausland; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; University; Universität; Australien
Abstract	Australian science teachers are asked to involve their students in the scientific processes of inquiry and investigation. The abilities needed for scientific problem-solving ("doing") and the capacity to reflect on the process of problem-solving at a meta level ("understanding") are defined as scientific reasoning competencies in this article. Science teachers need to have strong scientific reasoning competencies themselves to model and promote scientific reasoning competencies among students. Hence, scientific reasoning competencies have become an important element of science teachers' professional competencies. This article introduces the relevance of scientific reasoning competencies for science teacher education in Australia. In addition, it provides a theoretical approach of how to develop such competencies in pre-service science teacher education. Finally, an empirical case study on scientific reasoning competencies of pre-service science teachers at one university in Victoria is reported. The findings propose that the pre-service teachers have a reasonable level of scientific reasoning competencies themselves; however, there is no significant increase of this level during the first year of their Master of Teaching degree course. It is concluded that the development of scientific reasoning competencies is a long-term process, which might be supported by providing a sequence of appropriate problem-solving and accompanied opportunities of explicit reflections. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Science Teachers Association. P.O. Box 334, Deakin West, ACT 2600, Australia. Tel: +61-02-6282-9377; Fax: +61-02-6282-9477; e-mail: publications@asta.edu.au; Web site: http://www.asta.edu.au/resources/teachingscience
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01