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The Effect of an Inquiry-Based Early Field Experience on Pre-Service Teachers’ Content Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Teaching Feature Summary
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- Early Teaching Experiences
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The Effect of an Inquiry-Based Early Field Experience on Pre-Service Teachers’ Content Knowledge
- Description:
- As part of a pre-service science course for teachers at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, we provided an early field inquiry-based teaching experience. A K-12 science specialist and Cal Poly Pomona faculty member worked together to help students develop a formal standards-based lesson plan and present it to a class of 5th grade students in a local elementary school. The article discusses the effect of the field experience on student content knowledge, confidence in teaching inquiry-based science lessons, as well as their attitudes towards teaching.
- Featured:
- November 2, 2010 - December 2, 2014
