Relationships among Learner Characteristics and Preservice Elementary Teachers' Views of Nature of Science

Autor/inn/en	Akerson, Valarie L.; Donnelly, Lisa A.
Titel	Relationships among Learner Characteristics and Preservice Elementary Teachers' Views of Nature of Science
Quelle	In: Journal of Elementary Science Education, 20 (2008) 1, S.45-58 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-185X
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teacher Education; Preservice Teachers; Self Efficacy; Scientific Principles; Social Values; Science Teachers; Science Instruction; Elementary School Teachers; Student Teacher Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Scientific Concepts; Metacognition; Ethics; Developmental Stages; Cognitive Development; Cultural Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Sozialer Wert; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Ethik; Kognitive Entwicklung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of learner characteristics and preservice teachers' views of nature of science (NOS) prior to formal instruction. Learner characteristics investigated included metacognitive awareness, self-efficacy, attitudes toward science teaching, Perry's intellectual and ethical developmental levels, concerns for teaching NOS, and cultural values. Findings indicated interesting relationships between NOS views and cultural values, self-efficacy, attitudes toward teaching science, metacognitive awareness, and Stages of Concern (SOC) for teaching NOS. Implications for preservice science teacher education include attending to cultural values related to science as a separate, but not better, way of knowing. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10