Supporting Pre-Service Primary School Teachers with Hands-on-Science
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https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v21i6.4383Keywords:
higher education, Hands-on-Science, science, primary school teachersAbstract
The education that primary school students receive shapes their relationship with science. Elementary school teachers report they have low confidence and enthusiasm about teaching science. The Hands-on-Science Program at UT Austin was created to serve the unique needs of Applied Learning and Development majors. HoS consists of four required content courses: Physics, Chemistry & Geology, Biology, and Astronomy & Earth Climate. HoS classes differ from traditional science courses in two ways: (1) method of instruction, and (2) content. Our students attain higher learning gains and display improved attitudes towards learning science, compared to students who take traditional science classes.
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2021-07-30
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Chimonidou, A. ., Ludwig, R. R., & Marinova, I. . (2021). Supporting Pre-Service Primary School Teachers with Hands-on-Science. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 21(6). https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v21i6.4383
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