Project science inquiry: An exploration of elementary teachers' beliefs and perceptions about science teaching and learning

• Main Author: Wilcox, Dawn Renee
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Active Learning; Case Studies; Educational Change; Educational Environment; Elementary education; Elementary school teachers; Grade 4; Inquiry method; Learning; Perceptions; Research Methodology; Science Curriculum; Science education; Science Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Thinking Skills

This dissertation examined elementary teachers’ beliefs and perceptions of effective science instruction and documents how these teachers interpret and implement a model for Inquiry-Based (I-B) science in their classrooms. The study chronicles a group of teachers working in a large public school div...