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Inquiry-oriented instruction in science: who teaches that way?

Inquiry-oriented instruction in science: who teaches that way?
Inquiry-oriented instruction in science: who teaches that way?
The expansion of the No Child Left Behind Act to include science standards and assessments is likely to refocus states’ attention on science teaching and learning. Requiring teachers to have subject majors and greater funding of professional development are two key policy levers for improving instruction in science. There has been relatively little work examining the characteristics of teachers who are most likely to initiate inquiry-oriented instruction in science classrooms. Using a nationally representative sample of the teachers of eighth grade science students, the authors found relatively strong associations between reform-oriented practice and the majors and degrees that teachers earned as part of their formal schooling, as well as their current levels of participation in content-oriented professional development activities.
science teaching, professional development, teacher quality
0162-3737
169-199
Smith, Thomas M.
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Desimone, Laura M.
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Zeidner, Timothy L.
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Dunn, Alfred C.
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Bhatt, Monica
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Dunn, Alfred C.
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Bhatt, Monica
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Smith, Thomas M., Desimone, Laura M., Zeidner, Timothy L., Dunn, Alfred C., Bhatt, Monica and Rumyantseva, Nataliya L. (2007) Inquiry-oriented instruction in science: who teaches that way? Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 29 (1), 169-199. (doi:10.3102/0162373707306025).

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The expansion of the No Child Left Behind Act to include science standards and assessments is likely to refocus states’ attention on science teaching and learning. Requiring teachers to have subject majors and greater funding of professional development are two key policy levers for improving instruction in science. There has been relatively little work examining the characteristics of teachers who are most likely to initiate inquiry-oriented instruction in science classrooms. Using a nationally representative sample of the teachers of eighth grade science students, the authors found relatively strong associations between reform-oriented practice and the majors and degrees that teachers earned as part of their formal schooling, as well as their current levels of participation in content-oriented professional development activities.

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Published date: 2007
Keywords: science teaching, professional development, teacher quality

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Local EPrints ID: 65913
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/65913
ISSN: 0162-3737
PURE UUID: 380784f6-fbcc-414f-8613-e68d6cc4a080

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Date deposited: 30 Mar 2009
Last modified: 13 Mar 2024 18:02

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Author: Thomas M. Smith
Author: Laura M. Desimone
Author: Timothy L. Zeidner
Author: Alfred C. Dunn
Author: Monica Bhatt
Author: Nataliya L. Rumyantseva

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