Developing an Inquiry-Based Physical Science Course For Preservice Elementary Teachers

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written by Zdeslav Hrepic, Paul Adams, Jason Zeller, Nancy Talbott, Germaine Taggart, and Lanee Young

Preservice elementary teachers should experience science through inquiry in order to be effective in teaching science. In addition, inquiry as a mode of teaching is mandated by Kansas and National Science Education Standards. As a result of the No Child Left Behind Act, teachers also need to be prepared to include basic skills in reading and mathematics in all instruction. To address these issues, Fort Hays State University (FHSU) is adapting and extending the NSF-developed teacher enhancement materials Operation Primary Physical Science (OPPS) for use in a physical science course for preservice elementary teachers. This paper presents main features of OPPS, describes advantages of using it as a template in developing desired course material and discusses results collected with students enrolled in the adapted course during 2004/2005 academic year.

Physics Education Research Conference 2005
Part of the PER Conference series
Salt Lake City, Utah: August 10-11, 2005
Volume 818, Pages 121-124

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Published: February 14, 2006

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education - Applied Research - Active Learning = Inquiry Learning - Curriculum Development = Course - Teacher Preparation = Research Education - Basic Research - Student Characteristics = Affect	- Upper Undergraduate - Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2177038
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Restriction:: © 2005 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.2177038
NSF Numbers:: 0311042; 0088818
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.jc; 01.40.Di; 01.40.eg
Keywords:: PERC 2005, Standards, teacher training
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created May 18, 2009 by Jenny Rempel
Record Updated:: July 9, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 14, 2006
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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=8970">Hrepic, Z, P. Adams, J. Zeller, N. Talbott, G. Taggart, and L. Young. "Developing an Inquiry-Based Physical Science Course For Preservice Elementary Teachers." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2005, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 10-11, 2005.</a>

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Z. Hrepic, P. Adams, J. Zeller, N. Talbott, G. Taggart, and L. Young, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2005, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2005, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8970&DocID=3492).

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Z. Hrepic, P. Adams, J. Zeller, N. Talbott, G. Taggart, and L. Young, Developing an Inquiry-Based Physical Science Course For Preservice Elementary Teachers, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2005, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2005, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8970&DocID=3492>.

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Hrepic, Z., Adams, P., Zeller, J., Talbott, N., Taggart, G., & Young, L. (2005, August 10-11). Developing an Inquiry-Based Physical Science Course For Preservice Elementary Teachers. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2005, Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved April 19, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8970&DocID=3492

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Hrepic, Z, P. Adams, J. Zeller, N. Talbott, G. Taggart, and L. Young. "Developing an Inquiry-Based Physical Science Course For Preservice Elementary Teachers." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2005, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 10-11, 2005. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8970&DocID=3492 (accessed 19 April 2025).

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Hrepic, Zdeslav, Paul Adams, Jason Zeller, Nancy Talbott, Germaine Taggart, and Lanee Young. "Developing an Inquiry-Based Physical Science Course For Preservice Elementary Teachers." Physics Education Research Conference 2005. Salt Lake City, Utah: 2005. 121-124 Vol. 818 of PER Conference. 19 Apr. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8970&DocID=3492>.

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