Trade books in elementary education: Misconceptions in science
by Wiles, Heather T., M.A.Ed., EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, 2011, 92 pages; 1493541

Abstract:

Elementary pre-service teachers are required to take only a few science courses and are not likely to have the pedagogical content knowledge necessary to choose accurate science trade books. Incorporating trade books in the content areas is a method for integrating subjects and is a common practice among elementary teachers. This study investigates the ability of pre-service elementary teachers to identify misconceptions in science trade book excerpts chosen by the researcher. Survey results were analyzed based on pre-service teachers' responses to a science content question. Often, students focused on misconceptions related to anthropomorphism when they were unsure of the science content as shown by the true/false question. Each of the teacher educators interviewed had experiences with several pre-service teachers' lack of content knowledge affecting performance in the classroom.
 
AdviserPatricia J. Anderson
SchoolEAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
SourceMAI/ 49-06, p. , Jun 2011
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsElementary education; Teacher education; Science education
Publication Number1493541
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