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As the school National Science Curriculum in Turkey includes topics such as human reproduction, hormonal growth and adolescent health, elementary school science teachers (ESTs) are required to teach sexuality-related topics to their students. However, studies have shown that teachers in Turkey, like ...
This article is a report of elementary school teachers' beliefs about and uses of text material in science. Survey results from 522 K-8 teachers from 299 schools in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were analyzed along three dimensions: teacher attitudes toward teaching of ...
(b) While Japanese preservice elementary teachers can learn PCK for elementary science teaching from the curriculum materials, they tend to have difficulties in learning topic-specific PCK for elementary science teaching. Finally, based on these results, I discussed implications for research and ...
Although parent–teacher interaction is a key factor for children's education, little attention has been paid to this issue in teacher education programs. This study explores and examines the opinions of elementary preservice teachers about parental involvement in elementary children's education. While ...
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This study examines elementary teachers' receptivity to integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in the elementary grades prior to formal approval and declaration of its implementation in elementary schools. A 35-item, seven-point Likert scale survey instrument, adapte...