Scientific Reasoning for Pre-service Elementary Teachers

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written by Homeyra R. Sadaghiani

The objectives of K-12 teacher education science courses often focus on conceptual learning and improving students overall attitude towards science. It is often assumed that with the use of research-based curriculum material and more hands on inquiry approaches, without any explicit instruction, student scientific and critical thinking skills would also be enhanced. In the last three years, we have been investigating student scientific and evidence-based reasoning abilities in a K-8 pre-service science course at Cal Poly Pomona. After recognizing student difficulties understanding the elements of scientific reasoning, we have provided explicit feedback using a rubric to assist students to become more rigorous and reflective thinkers; to use appropriate and accurate vocabulary; exercise evidence-base reasoning; and develop skepticism with respect to their own views. We will share the rubric and report on the preliminary results.

Physics Education Research Conference 2010
Part of the PER Conference Invited Paper series
Portland, Oregon: July 21-22, 2010
Volume 1289, Pages 57-60

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Published: August 24, 2010

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education - Applied Research - Active Learning - Teacher Preparation Education - Basic Research - Learning Theory General Physics - Scientific Reasoning	- Graduate/Professional - Middle School - Elementary School	- Reference Material = Article = Research study

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DOI:: 10.1063/1.3515247
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.J-; 01.40.G-
Keywords:: PERC 2010, Physics Education, Scientific reasoning, teacher education
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Record Updated:: June 14, 2011 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: August 24, 2010

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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=10386">Sadaghiani, Homeyra. "Scientific Reasoning for Pre-service Elementary Teachers." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2010, Portland, Oregon, July 21-22, 2010.</a>

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Sadaghiani, H. (2010, July 21-22). Scientific Reasoning for Pre-service Elementary Teachers. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2010, Portland, Oregon. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10386&DocID=1858

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Sadaghiani, Homeyra. "Scientific Reasoning for Pre-service Elementary Teachers." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2010, Portland, Oregon, July 21-22, 2010. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10386&DocID=1858 (accessed 11 October 2024).

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Sadaghiani, Homeyra. "Scientific Reasoning for Pre-service Elementary Teachers." Physics Education Research Conference 2010. Portland, Oregon: 2010. 57-60 Vol. 1289 of PER Conference Invited Paper. 11 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10386&DocID=1858>.

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