The need for change in elementary school teacher training - A cross-college age study of future teachers' conceptions of basic astronomy concepts

Ricardo Trumper

doi:10.1016/S0742-051X(03)00017-9

The need for change in elementary school teacher training - A cross-college age study of future teachers' conceptions of basic astronomy concepts

Ricardo Trumper

Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science (Oranim Campus)

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Abstract

Do students in pre-service training programs for elementary school teachers hold the correct scientific views, which will eventually allow them to plan and implement instructional strategies, which, in turn, will lead their future pupils to achieve scientific conceptions of basic astronomy concepts? The results of a cross-college age study of this issue are presented and discussed in this paper. The students' astronomy conceptions were analyzed by means of a written questionnaire presented to them during the first part of the year. The most important findings of this study will be of interest to many elementary-school teacher educators.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	309-323
Number of pages	15
Journal	Teaching and Teacher Education
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0742-051X(03)00017-9
State	Published - Apr 2003

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This study was funded by the Institute for Research and Advanced Studies Ma’alot-Tarshiha, Israel.

Keywords

Astronomy concepts
Elementary school
Teacher training
Teachers' conceptions

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Education

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