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- Title
Preservice Elementary Teachers' Instructional Practices and the Teaching Science as Argument Framework.
- Authors
Boyer, Elisebeth
- Abstract
The research reported in this study examines the very first time the participants planned for and enacted science instruction within a 'best-case scenario' teacher preparation program. Evidence from this study indicates that, within this context, preservice teachers are capable of implementing several of the discursive practices of science called for in standards documents including engaging students in science investigations and constructing evidence-based explanations. The participants designed experiences that allowed their students to interact with natural phenomena, gather evidence, and craft explanations of natural phenomenon. The study contends that the participants were able to achieve such successes due to their participation in a teacher education program and field placement, which were designed using a comprehensive, conceptual framework. Video of the participant's teaching and annotated self-analysis videos served as the primary data for this study. Implications for future research and elementary science teacher education are discussed.
- Subjects
STUDENT teachers; SCIENCE education (Elementary); TEACHER education; PHENOMENALISM; DISCURSIVE practices
- Publication
Science & Education, 2016, Vol 25, Issue 9/10, p1011
- ISSN
0926-7220
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11191-016-9864-0