Nature of science and classroom practice: A review of the literature with implications for effective NOS instruction

WF McComas, MP Clough, N Nouri - Nature of science in science …, 2020 - Springer
This chapter summarizes the extensive literature related to NOS instruction, emphasizes
research-based NOS instructional decision-making, and discusses challenges related to …

Science teacher education in South America: the case of Argentina, Colombia and Chile

H Cofré, C González-Weil, C Vergara… - Journal of Science …, 2015 - Springer
In this review, the main characteristics of science teacher education in three countries in
South America, namely Argentina, Chile and Colombia, are examined. Although reforms …

Impact of place‐based socioscientific issues instruction on students' contextualization of socioscientific orientations

BC Herman, MH Newton, DL Zeidler - Science Education, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This investigation examined how a 6 week environmental topics course that included place‐
based socioscientific issues (SSI) instruction in the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) in the …

Adaptive teaching in STEM: Characteristics for effectiveness

M Allen, AW Webb, CE Matthews - Theory into Practice, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This article defines the process of adaptive teaching in science, technology, engineering,
and math (STEM). We assert that teachers who possess a well-developed STEM …

Teachers' nature of science implementation practices 2–5 years after having completed an intensive science education program

BC Herman, MP Clough, JK Olson - Science Education, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Few, if any, studies have examined the impact of nature of science (NOS) instruction on
science teachers' practices 2 or more years after completing a science teacher education …

Reframing organizational contexts from barriers to levers for teacher learning in science education reform

CD Allen, SC Heredia - Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A growing body of work regarding teacher learning and implementation of
reform has pointed to the significant role organizational contexts play in shaping teachers' …

Challenges Faced by Teachers Implementing Socio-Scientific Issues as Core Elements in Their Classroom Practices.

U Bossér, M Lundin, M Lindahl, C Linder - European Journal of Science and …, 2015 - ERIC
Teachers may face considerable challenges when implementing socio-scientific issues
(SSI) in their classroom practices, such as incorporating student-centred teaching practices …

Towards a refined depiction of nature of science: applications to physics education

I Galili - Science & Education, 2019 - Springer
This study considers the short list of Nature of Science (NOS) features frequently published
and widely known in the science education discourse. It is argued that these features were …

Using a virtual avatar teaching simulation and an evidence-based teacher observation tool: A synergistic combination for teacher preparation

C Berg, L Dieker, R Scolavino - Education Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The authors describe the combination of a mixed-reality simulation program and a teacher
observation software tool to gather and analyze both comments and data in a teacher …

Decision Making Students Winning Microteaching Contest in Design Lesson Plan and Its Implementation in Mathematics Learning.

W Murtafiah, M Lukitasari, NDS Lestari, M Zayyadi… - Cypriot Journal of …, 2022 - ERIC
This research aims to describe the decision-making of pre-service teacher in designing
lesson plans and their implementation in learning mathematics. This type of research is …