Inservice Elementary and Middle School Teachers' Conceptions of Photosynthesis and Respiration

Autor/inn/en	Krall, Rebecca McNall; Lott, Kimberly H.; Wymer, Carol L.
Titel	Inservice Elementary and Middle School Teachers' Conceptions of Photosynthesis and Respiration
Quelle	In: Journal of Science Teacher Education, 20 (2009) 1, S.41-55 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1046-560X
DOI	10.1007/s10972-008-9117-4
Schlagwörter	Biological Sciences; Botany; Biology; Middle School Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Scientific Concepts; Elementary School Science; Secondary School Science; Science Instruction; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Human Body + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abwasserbiologie; Botanik; Biologie; Middle school; Middle schools; Teacher; Teachers; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Menschlicher Körper
Abstract	The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate inservice elementary and middle school teachers' conceptions of photosynthesis and respiration, basic concepts they are expected to teach. A forced-choice instrument assessing selected standards-based life science concepts with non-scientific conceptions embedded in distracter options was utilized to assess 76 inservice elementary and middle school teachers from the central Appalachian region. Outcomes from four tasks assessing photosynthesis and respiration concepts are discussed. Findings revealed similarities between non-scientific conceptions the teachers demonstrated and non-scientific conceptions reported in the research literature on elementary and middle school students' understanding of the concepts. Findings also informed subsequent inservice teacher professional development efforts in life science and the development of a biology course for preservice elementary teachers. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10