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- Title
E-6 Preservice Teachers and Elementary Science Teaching: Assessing Confidence and Content Knowledge.
- Authors
Singh, Mamta
- Abstract
The study assessed the science teaching confidence of preservice teachers in teaching elementary science by addressing two research questions: (1) Did preservice teachers understand the science concepts well enough to be effective in teaching elementary science content? (2) Did preservice teachers have the necessary science concepts and skills to teach elementary science? The study used science content knowledge pre- and post-course tests and a validated science teaching efficacy belief instrument to answer the questions. The findings suggest that preservice teachers strongly agreed that they understood science content well enough to be effective in teaching elementary science content and were comfortable in teaching elementary science. Overall, content knowledge pre- and post-course tests indicated a statistically significant difference, suggesting that preservice teachers had necessary content knowledge to teach elementary science. As we would like to see 100% positive outcomes among preservice teachers regarding content knowledge and effective elementary science teaching, the study suggests that science methods courses should expose elementary preservice teachers to more physical science and Earth and space science content and activities.
- Subjects
STUDENT teachers; SCIENCE teachers; SCIENCE education; QUALITY of service; CONFIDENCE; SPACE sciences
- Publication
Journal of College Science Teaching, 2022, Vol 51, Issue 3, p51
- ISSN
0047-231X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/0047231x.2022.12290560