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Exploring the Development of Science Self-Efficacy in Preservice Elementary School Teachers Participating in a Science Education Methods Course.

Exploring the Development of Science Self-Efficacy in Preservice Elementary School Teachers Participating in a Science Education Methods Course.

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ISBN10: 1243847131
ISBN13: 9781243847133
Publisher: Proquest Umi Dissertation Pub
Pages: 180
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.38 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
The demands of society's increasing dependence on science and technology call for our students to have a solid foundation in science education, starting in the earliest grades. However, elementary school teachers often lack the necessary experiences to deliver that education. This qualitative study seeks to explore the development of six preservice elementary teachers in a semester-long science methods course. The course consisted of many components; one in particular was a microteaching experience, which emerged as especially significant. The participants' experiences throughout the semester were studied primarily through the lens of self-efficacy, but were also examined considering learning theories and mental models. It was found that two participants in particular were self-directed learners and were able to construct for themselves a self-selected cognitive apprenticeship. Other findings include the significance of a microteaching experience on development of self-efficacy in science teaching and the role mental models may or may not play in development of self-efficacy in the science methods course. This study has implications both for preservice elementary education in science and in general.

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