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This paper is based on interviews with seventy-five science teachers in twelve schools across Australia. The interviews were
conducted as part of a D.E.E.T. Project of National Significance. The purpose of the project was to develop a strategy for
the professional development of science teachers. The main purpose of our interviews was to listen to teachers' views on what
such a strategy should try to achieve. We asked them to talk about conditions affecting the quality of their work, their attitudes
to teaching, their professional development, their careers, the evaluation of teaching, and Award Restructuring. Through these
interviews we came to understand how many science teachers are loosely connected with potentially valuable sources of support
for their professional development. In this paper we focus on one group of “loose connections”; those between science teachers
and scientists in other fields, research in science education, and their colleagues within science departments in schools.
Specializations: Science education, reflective practice, teaching and learning.
Specializations: Professional development, educational evaluation. 相似文献
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Lawrence Ingvarson 《Research in Science Education》1992,22(1):204-213
The Science Education Professional Development (SEPD) Project was commissioned by the Commonwealth Department of Employment,
Education and Training (DEET) as part of its Projects of National Significance Program. Its brief was to develop a national
strategy for enhancing the professional development of science teachers. This paper summarises one component of the Project's
work, an exploration of the feasibility of establishing professional standards or expectations for teachers of science. The
aim was to give clearer purpose and direction to professional development planning and to provide a more valid basis for evaluating
science teachers for career development.
Specializations: Teachers' work and policy, teacher development, educational evaluation, teacher evaluation, research on teaching. 相似文献
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Using Scientists and Real-World Scenarios in Professional Development for Middle School Science Teachers 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Middle school science teachers were involved in a problem-solving experience presented and guided by research scientists.
Data on the teachers’ perspectives about this professional development and any impact it may have had on their teaching practices
were collected through interviews, surveys, and classroom observations. The findings show that the professional development
experience was positive, although one concern expressed by teachers was their lack of understanding of the scientists’ vocabulary.
Using scientists and real-world scenarios was shown to be an effective strategy for encouraging middle school teachers to
teach science as a process and help them strengthen their science content understanding. 相似文献
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Aviva Klieger Yehuda Ben-Hur Nurit Bar-Yossef 《Journal of Science Education and Technology》2010,19(2):187-198
The study examines the professional development of junior-high-school teachers participating in the Israeli “Katom” (Computer
for Every Class, Student and Teacher) Program, begun in 2004. A three-circle support and training model was developed for
teachers’ professional development. The first circle applies to all teachers in the program; the second, to all teachers at
individual schools; the third to teachers of specific disciplines. The study reveals and describes the attitudes of science
teachers to the integration of laptop computers and to the accompanying professional development model. Semi-structured interviews
were conducted with eight science teachers from the four schools participating in the program. The interviews were analyzed
according to the internal relational framework taken from the information that arose from the interviews. Two factors influenced
science teachers’ professional development: (1) Introduction of laptops to the teachers and students. (2) The support and
training system. Interview analysis shows that the disciplinary training is most relevant to teachers and they are very interested
in belonging to the professional science teachers’ community. They also prefer face-to-face meetings in their school. Among
the difficulties they noted were the new learning environment, including control of student computers, computer integration
in laboratory work and technical problems. Laptop computers contributed significantly to teachers’ professional and personal
development and to a shift from teacher-centered to student-centered teaching. One-to-One laptops also changed the schools’
digital culture. The findings are important for designing concepts and models for professional development when introducing
technological innovation into the educational system. 相似文献
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Carla C. Johnson 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2007,18(4):629-661
The experiences of middle school science teachers at two schools in the southeastern US who participated in collaborative,
sustained, whole-school professional development and their implementation of standards-based instructional practices are the
focus of this study. Participants were involved in their second year of the professional development experience. The research
question that was explored was “How are science teachers implementing standards-based instruction while participating in effective
professional development experiences?” Data collected in the form of teacher interviews and classroom observations using an
observation protocol. Findings indicate that even with effective professional development, teachers implement standards-based
instructional practices at varying levels. The reasons for these differences are discussed and the role of teacher beliefs
and the impact of beliefs, experience and support from administrators on professional development efforts are discussed. Implications
for future science education reform stakeholders and professional development efforts are revealed. 相似文献
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Cliona Murphy Greg Smith Benjamin Mallon Erin Redman 《Environmental Education Research》2020,26(8):1112-1136
AbstractResearch suggests that innovative and engaging professional development is instrumental in supporting teachers in developing their competence and confidence in teaching sustainability. An international initiative was developed to explore whether a competencies-oriented Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) professional development model was transferable across three different international contexts (Ireland, Germany and Mexico). This paper reports on the adaptation of this model within the Irish context, through the development of an innovative professional development programme for primary teachers. Through a mixed-methods approach which gathered data via pre- and post-programme surveys, teachers’ reflective journals and post-programme group interviews, the paper explores Irish primary school teachers’ experiences of, and attitudes towards, teaching sustainability through science education after participation in a professional development programme. The findings suggest that this programme, structured around the existing evidence for effective professional development in science education and ESD, positively influences teachers’ self-efficacy, supports teachers’ critical engagement with sustainability competencies and promotes the development of transformative pedagogies for sustainability through Inquiry-Based Science Education. 相似文献
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Seventy-five science teachers from schools across Australia were interviewed in 1991 as part of the Science Education Professional Development Project (SEPD), a Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) funded Project of National Significance with a brief to develop a strategy to enhance the professional development of science teachers. At the time of interviewing there was considerable discussion about the implementation of a new classification, the Advanced Skilled Teacher. A major purpose of this Award Restructuring was to offer a career path for classroom teachers. In order to retain good science teachers and to encourage them to continue in the important role of classroom teaching it is crucial to understand and to meet their professional development needs. But what does it mean to develop and grow as a science teacher? What constitutes quality professional development? What do science teachers expect from professional development activities? This paper explores science teachers' expectations in relation to professional development and examines the implications for policy. 相似文献
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This paper presents an evaluation of the design and implementation of a course for inservice science teachers, which was undertaken in Seville (1988, Spain) by requirement of the Ministry of Education and based on a didactic model named “Research at School”. The research was designed to evaluate and test the validity of this activity as a strategy to inform teacher educators, and also to encourage their professional development. 相似文献
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Associate Professor Keith Skamp 《Research in Science Education》1997,27(4):515-539
It is problematic whether primary teachers benefit by completing a first degree especially when the teaching of specific subjects,
here science, is the focus of attention. This study reports the comparative results of interviewing thirteen Canadian and
ten Australian student teachers, both about to commence their Bachelor of Education. The Canadian students had completed an
initial degree while nine of the Australian students were school leavers. The interviews, which explored views about teaching
primary science, were analysed with this factor in mind. Student teacher perceptions reported include: how to recognise a
“good” primary science teacher; perceptions of self as a “good” primary science teacher; expectations of how the teacher education
program could assist their science teaching; and whether (for the Canadian students) the initial degree will help in becoming
a primary science teacher. Analysis of the interviews suggests possible influences a first degree (among other factors) may
have on perceptions related to primary science teaching and raises questions about what is the best general approach for preparing
primary teachers to teach science effectivly. 相似文献
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Li Feng 《Frontiers of Education in China》2007,2(1):133-139
Developing a professional ethics is crucial towards amassing the ranks of high-quality teachers, which contributes to the
improvement of national education. This study bases its analysis on the survey of humanistic qualities of Chinese citizens.
3348 teachers at three different levels from 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of China are investigated
into their professional moral conducts in terms of sense of responsibility and initiative. The result shows that the professional
moral levels differ distinctly among teachers from universities, junior or senior high schools and primary schools. The results
suggest that professional ethics is vulnerable to external factors. It is essential for the construction of teachers’ professional
ethics to improve their moral culture.
Translated from Shanghai Jiaoyu Keyan 上海教育科研 (Shanghai Research on Education), 2006, (4): 4–6 相似文献
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James A. Shymansky Tzu-Ling Wang Leonard A. Annetta Larry D. Yore Susan A. Everett 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2012,10(1):1-19
This paper is a report of a study that examines the relationship between teacher participation in a multi-year, K–6 professional
development effort and the “high stakes” science test scores of different student groups in 33 rural mid-west school districts
in the USA. The professional development program involved 1,269 elementary school teachers and utilized regional summer workshops
and distance delivery technologies to help the teachers learn science concepts, inquiry teaching strategies, and how to adapt science inquiry lessons to teach and reinforce skills in the language arts. Regression analyses revealed a significant positive
relationship between the professional development hours experienced by teachers and student gains on high stakes test scores.
But the analyses also suggest that primary grade teachers need less professional development than upper grade teachers on
instructional strategies where the focus is on the integration of language arts and science inquiry. The implications for
funding and implementing professional development projects are discussed. 相似文献
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Gregory T. Rushton Christine Lotter Jonathan Singer 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2011,22(1):23-52
This study investigates the beliefs and practices of seven high school chemistry teachers as a result of their participation
in a year-long inquiry professional development (PD) project. An analysis of oral interviews, written reflections, and in-class
observations were used to determine the extent to which the PD affected the teachers’ beliefs and practice. The data indicated
that the teachers developed more complete conceptions of classroom inquiry, valued a “phenomena first” approach to scientific
investigations, and viewed inquiry approaches as helpful for facilitating improved student thinking. Analysis of classroom
observations with the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol indicated that features of the PD were observed in the teachers’
practice during the academic year follow-up. Implications for effective science teacher professional development models are
discussed. 相似文献
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Kim Agatha Ramatlapana 《Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education》2009,12(2):153-159
Teaching is a field that is dynamic, with innovations necessitating upgrading of skills and education of teachers for the
successful implementation of reforms. The behaviour and attitudes of teachers towards teaching and learning and their knowledge
banks are the result of the impact of in-service training. This study investigated the perceptions of mathematics and science
teachers in Botswana towards in-service provision by the Department of Mathematics and Science Education In-service Training
unit (DMSE-INSET), whose mandate is to improve the quality of teaching by supporting teachers through training programmes
that enable them to take ownership of their professional development. Data were collected from a sample of 42 senior Mathematics
and Science secondary school teachers, using structured interviews with open-ended questions, which were analyzed qualitatively.
The findings show that teachers’ concerns included the lack of impact of current in-service training programmes on the education
system, no regular follow-up activities to support the one-off workshops and insufficient skills acquired to sustain the implementation
of the strategies solicited by the workshops. 相似文献
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Debra Panizzon John Pegg 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2008,6(2):417-436
Aligned with recent changes to syllabuses in Australia is an assessment regime requiring teachers to identify what their students
‘know’ and ‘can do’ in terms of the quality of understanding demonstrated. This paper describes the experiences of 25 secondary
science and mathematics teachers in rural schools in New South Wales as they explore the changing nature of assessment and
its implications on their classroom practice. To help reconceptualise these changes, teachers were introduced to a cognitive
structural model as a theoretical framework. Throughout the 2-year study, teachers attended a series of professional development
sessions and received ongoing consultative support. Each session was taped and transcribed while interviews were conducted
with each teacher at the end of both years. Analysis of these data using a grounded theory approach identified seven major
components of teacher practice impacted by the study. The core component was questioning while the six contributing components
were teachers’ pedagogical practices, attention to cognition, teaching strategies, assessment linked to pedagogy, classroom
advantages for students, and classroom advantages for teachers. These findings represent a major shift in teachers’ perceptions
of assessment from a focus on the accumulation of students’ marks to one of diagnosis as a means of directing teaching to
enhance students’ scientific and mathematical understandings. 相似文献
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Rachel Mamlok-Naaman Avi Hofstein John E. Penick 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2007,18(4):497-524
We describe a workshop in which 10 teachers from 10 schools, located in central Israel, participated in the development of
alternative assessment tools in the context of implementing a new science curriculum for senior high-school students, namely
“Science for All” (an STS type curriculum). In order to assist a group of teachers (who began teaching the “Science for All”
program) in both teaching and assessment strategies, it was decided that the Department of Science Teaching at the Weizmann
Institute of Science would sponsor a workshop for them. An evaluation study was conducted during the workshop and at its completion.
The main goal of the study was to evaluate the outcomes of the workshop and to determine whether its objectives were attained.
The research tools consisted of (a) an attitude questionnaire administered to participating teachers, (b) structured interviews
with the teachers, (c) structured interviews with students, and (d) an attitude questionnaire administered to the students.
Based on the results of the questionnaires and the interviews, it seems that all the teachers who participated in the workshop
gained self-confidence in using the teaching strategies and assessment methods of this new interdisciplinary curriculum. The
interviews with students revealed that their active involvement in their own assessment improved their sense of responsibility
for their achievements. The variety of assignments enabled them to be at their best with certain assignments and to succeed
less with others. In conclusion, we found that running a new interdisciplinary curriculum requires a professional development
program that will stimulate teachers’ creativity and diversify the instructional strategies that they use in the classroom.
Such skills should improve their ability to understand the goals, strategies, and rationale of the curriculum, as well as
their students’ learning difficulties. 相似文献
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Melissa Glackin 《International Journal of Science Education》2016,38(3):409-433
Teaching outdoors has been established as an important pedagogical strategy; however, science classes rarely take place outside. Previous research has identified characteristics of teachers who have integrated out-of-classroom opportunities into their teaching repertoire; yet little is understood as to why teachers make these different pedagogical decisions. This paper explores the relationship between secondary science teachers’ beliefs and their pedagogical practice during a two-year professional development programme associated with the ‘Thinking Beyond the Classroom’ project. Using data from lesson observations, interviews, session questionnaires and field notes, six teacher case studies were developed from participants completing the programme. Data analysis reveals that teachers who successfully taught outside generally held social constructivist beliefs about learning and valued ‘authentic’ science opportunities. Conversely, teachers who were less successful in teaching outside generally held traditional learning beliefs and simply valued the outdoors for the novelty and potential for fun. All the case study teachers were concerned about managing student learning outside, and for the majority, their concerns influenced their subsequent pedagogical practice. The findings are discussed in detail, as are the implications for pre-service and in-service professional development programmes related to outdoor science learning. 相似文献
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The purpose of this study was to better understand teacher tensions in professional development. The population under study
was practicing mathematics teachers engaged in a week-long professional development institute. Data sources included observations,
interviews, and teacher products (such as registration forms, surveys, journals, and notebooks). The data were analyzed to
determine what tensions were evident in the institute and how those tensions arose. In this paper, we examine participants’
tensions in a professional development situation when their expectations did not match reality. We have done so by presenting
a theoretical model of professional development based on an instructional rhombus that illuminates the actual and applicatory
aspects of teachers’ professional development experiences. The main tensions expressed by the teachers were related to the
content and pedagogy of the institute. This study points toward the importance of teachers’ expectations in professional development. 相似文献
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Margareta M. Pop Patricia Dixon Crissie M. Grove 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2010,21(2):127-147
This study investigated teachers’ motivation, expectations, and changes to teaching practices due to a 6 week summer professional
development program involvement. Participants (n = 67) attended the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program within a major university in southeast. Surveys and interviews
were used to collect data to answer the following research questions: (1) Who attends the RET program? (2) In what ways do
elementary teachers differ from middle/secondary teachers with respect to their motivation for attending the RET program and
their expectations about the program? (3) In what ways do elementary teachers differ from middle/secondary teachers with respect
to implementing changes to their teaching practices due to RET program attendance? Survey results indicated significant differences
between elementary teachers and secondary education teachers with respect to their expectations about the program, and changes
to their teaching practices. Interview results provided support to survey findings. Implications for professional development
and science teacher education are discussed in relationship with the current study findings. 相似文献
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This study explores the process of teacher scaffolding student engagement in epistemic tools from the critical sensemaking perspective. Epistemic tools are contextual artifacts manipulated to investigate and evaluate ideas to construct knowledge within the constraints of a disciplines' representational means. The main sources of our data are ~50 min-long semistructured, responsive interviews with the 14 secondary school science teachers who participated in our professional learning environment (PLE) and implemented the activities from the PLE in their classrooms. We utilized the tools of discourse analysis to explore teacher sensemaking while they learned to teach science with epistemic tools. We then looked at intertextualities of meaning across multiple sets of data such as students' artifacts, pre/postsurveys, audio and video recordings of the workshops, and teachers' written implementation feedback forms. As a result, we recognized a pattern across different classrooms. Teachers would begin with a contextualized goal, and use a pedagogical strategy to scaffold their students as they worked to achieve that goal. Then, all teachers reported they faced some sort of ambiguity (such as grappling with failure, different levels of students). When faced with an ambiguity, teachers would then revise either their contextualized goal or their initial pedagogical strategy to help their students to reach their goals. Finally, we utilized constant-comparative analysis to identify themes for teachers' contextualized goals. Four major themes emerged, including communicating connections to core ideas of science, making sense of how science works, assessing students' learning process outcomes, and fostering students' epistemic agency. The findings of the study have implications for future research and professional development activities on the use of epistemic practices and tools in classrooms with unique contextual characteristics. 相似文献
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Alberto J. Rodriguez 《Cultural Studies of Science Education》2010,5(4):923-940
This case study draws attention to Pedro’s story, a Grade 6 Latino teacher who, along with other grade 4–6 teachers, participated
in a three-year professional development research project. By using data analyzed from multiple ethnographic interviews with
teachers and students, and by drawing from the quantitative analyzes of concept map unit tests, we illustrate how Pedro’s
significant professional growth and his students’ learning were truncated by top-down school district policies. These policies
were implemented because of the punitive nature of the No Child Left Behind Act. Simply put, this case study exposes the impact
of opp(reg)ressive policies on learning, that is, policies simultaneously oppressive and regressive. The critical perspective of the project, and its
emphasis on assisting teachers to make their pedagogy and curriculum more culturally and socially relevant, was informed by
sociotransformative constructivism (sTc). This is a theoretical framework that affords equal importance to cross-cultural
education (learning about and acting on socially/culturally relevant issues) and social constructivism (learning to critically
produce and consume knowledge). We hope that this case study will provide additional insights into the slow progress we continue
to make in science teacher professional development and in closing the achievement gap. 相似文献