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- Title
Preservice Elementary Teachers' Images of Clay Scientists.
- Authors
Rule, Audrey C.; Cavanaugh, Berislava; Waloven, Valerie
- Abstract
The Draw-A-Scientist test, a popular projective test in use for decades, reveals the drawer's attitudes toward science. This study examined and compared images of "scientists" and "clay scientists" drawn by 87 preservice elementary teachers before and after participating in instruction about the origin of clay minerals and their uses in everyday products. Images of "scientists" shifted from stereotyped white male chemists in lab coats to an increase in persons of color and females engaged in outdoor science. "Clay scientist" images shifted from white males working indoors or outdoors with clay or ceramics to include more females, more everyday clothing, and a broader range of clay products. The effective clay science instruction included pre-instructional assessment of student ideas, small group discussions, structuring of activities, hands-on concrete materials, visuals, and connections to real life.
- Subjects
CLAY; SCIENTISTS; CONSTRUCTION materials; TEACHERS; INDUSTRIAL chemistry; CHEMICAL workers; OBJECTIVE tests; ACHIEVEMENT tests; EXAMINATIONS; COLORS; CERAMICS
- Publication
Journal of Geoscience Education, 2007, Vol 55, Issue 4, p321
- ISSN
1089-9995
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5408/1089-9995-55.4.321