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- Title
The Effect of Science Education Classes on Preservice Elementary Teachers' Attitudes About Science.
- Authors
Long, Christopher S.
- Abstract
This study examined the attitudes toward science of elementary preservice teachers at a large public university in Texas. The study utilized a version of the well-established Test of Science-Related Attitudes (TOSRA) to assess the preservice elementary teachers' attitudes toward science before and after completing a senior-level science teaching methods course. The coursework involved an integrated science curriculum emphasizing science inquiry, constructivist theory, lesson planning, assessments, and instructional strategies. Statistical analyses, specifically T-test and Hedges' g, showed significant gains in the elementary preservice teachers' attitudes toward science in four of the seven TOSRA scales (Attitude to Scientific Inquiry, Adoption of Scientific Attitudes, Leisure Interest in Science, and Career Interest in Science). In contrast, scores in two of the TOSRA scales (Social Implications of Science and Normality of Scientists) indicated a decrease in attitudes toward science among the elementary preservice teachers. Overall, the results implied that the science method instruction is having a positive effect on the elementary preservice teachers.
- Publication
Journal of College Science Teaching, 2019, Vol 48, Issue 6, p77
- ISSN
0047-231X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.2505/4/jcst19_048_06_77