All Preservice Science Education resources
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How Professional Organizations Can Support Noyce Scholars: The Case for NSTA
By Eric J. Pyle, Donna Governor, Cynthia D. Crockett, and Alicia Conerly
NSTA Press Book
Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12: Explore-Before-Explain in Physical Science
Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12 is the one-stop resource that will inspire you to reimagine your approach to high school physical scienc...
By Patrick Brown
Journal Article
Undergraduate Student Conceptions of DNA and Their Understanding of Basic Science
An understanding of basic science is central to student success at the university level, even for students who will never work in scientific fields. O...
By Megan Nieberding, Sanlyn Buxner, Lisa Elfring, and Christopher Impey
Journal Article
The Undergraduate Teacher-Scholar Program
Peer learning programs have been developed to support many introductory science courses by providing additional instruction and engagement. These prog...
By Sara M. Bourne, Sean Limfat, Sneha Dilip, Seoyoung Han, MaryAnn T. Robak, Peter Marsden, and Anne M. Baranger
Journal Article
Learning About Culture and Sustainable Harvesting of Native Plants
By Eileen Merritt, Alex Peterson, Stacy Evans, Sallie A. Marston, and Steven Zuiker
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The purpose of this study was to investigate knowledge and attitudes of preservice teachers toward wind energy education. The participants for this st...
By Mamta Singh
Journal Article
The Framework for K–12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) under-score the importance of including engineering design...
By Erdogan Kaya, Anna Newley, Ezgi Yesilyurt and Hasan Deniz
Journal Article
As undergraduate institutions rely more heavily on teaching assistants (TAs) they are simultaneously encouraging implementation of course-based resear...
By Magdalene K. Moy, Penny L. Hammrich and Karen Kabnick
Journal Article
Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers
National science education documents emphasize new learning outcomes of elementary students; therefore, the preparation of elementary teachers should ...
By Tammy D. Lee and Bonnie Glass