Title
Development and Implementation of an Integrated Science Course for Elementary Education Majors
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2-1997
Journal or Book Title
Journal of Chemical Education
Volume
74
Issue
2
First Page
183
Last Page
183
DOI
10.1021/ed074p183
Abstract
Currently the scientific community is trying to increase the general population’s knowledge of science. These efforts stem from the fact that the citizenry needs a better understanding of scientific knowledge to make informed decisions on many issues of current concern. The problem of scientific illiteracy begins in grade school and can be traced to inadequate exposure to science and scientific thinking during the preparation of K–8 teachers. Typically preservice elementary teachers are required to take only one or two disconnected science courses to obtain their teaching certificates. Also, introductory science courses are often large and impersonal, with the result that while students pass the courses, they may learn very little and retain even less.
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Copyright Owner
American Chemical Society
Copyright Date
1997
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Gunter, Mickey E.; Gammon, Steven D.; Kearney, Robert J.; Waller, Brenda E.; and Oliver, David J., "Development and Implementation of an Integrated Science Course for Elementary Education Majors" (1997). Genetics, Development and Cell Biology Publications. 8.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/gdcb_las_pubs/8
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Cell and Developmental Biology Commons, Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, Genetics and Genomics Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons
Comments
Reprinted with permission from Journal of Chemical Education 74 (1997): 183, doi:10.1021/ed074p183. Copyright 1997 American Chemical Society.