Primary Student Teachers' Ideas about Teaching a Physics Topic

Autor/inn/en	Ahtee, Maija; Johnston, Jane
Titel	Primary Student Teachers' Ideas about Teaching a Physics Topic
Quelle	In: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 50 (2006) 2, S.207-219 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-3831
Schlagwörter	Physics; Student Teachers; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Science Instruction; Elementary School Science; Student Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Lesson Plans; Units of Study; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Competency Based Teacher Education; Educational Research; Finland; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physik; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Ausland; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Lerneinheit; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Finnland
Abstract	This study examines Finnish and English primary student teachers' ideas when planning to teach a physics topic during their science education studies. Many primary student teachers lack sufficient subject knowledge, which prevents them from constructing the scientific pedagogical content knowledge that enables them to concentrate on pupils' thinking and process skills needed in a physics topic. Therefore they will have problems constructing learning environments that encourage pupils to take active control of their learning. In order to develop effective pedagogical content knowledge it is of the utmost importance that the science educators responsible for physics courses pay special attention to the promotion of favourable attitudes towards the teaching of physics topics. This can be done by focusing on how to teach some basic familiar topics. Quality, not quantity, is important in focusing on both subject knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge. The construction of pedagogical content knowledge is a complex interrelationship of attitudes, subject, and pedagogical knowledge. All three of them need to be developed to enable students to confidently and effectively teach young children. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10