A Science Methods Course for Early Childhood Teachers: A Model for Undergraduate Pre-Service Teacher Education

dc.creator	Mesut Sackes
dc.creator	Berrin Akman
dc.creator	Kathy Cabe Trundle
dc.date	2012-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:07:31Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:07:31Z
dc.identifier	1307-6086
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f42367b050824519bcd7fbfc090021e0
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/11271
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/f42367b050824519bcd7fbfc090021e0
dc.description	Research studies suggest that children have a tendency to make observations of and think about nature, and this inclination should be supported by effective science learning experiences during the early years. Early childhood teachers play a vital role in providing rich and effective science learning experiences for children. However, early childhood teachers usually have limited experiences in learning and teaching science. Due to their limited experiences, this group of teachers typically lacks confidence in designing and implementing quality science learning experiences for young children as well as developing their own science and pedagogical content knowledge. These limitations underscore the importance of raising teachers’ awareness about the critical role of science education during the early years. This paper offers a model for an undergraduate science methods course for pre-service early childhood teachers. Suggestions are made on how to improve pre-service early childhood teachers’ science and pedagogical content knowledge, and strategies to support the development of their affective and cognitive domains are provided.
dc.language	Turkish
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Necatibey Faculty of Education
dc.relation	http://www.nef.balikesir.edu.tr/~dergi/makaleler/yayinda/13/EFMED_FBE229.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1307-6086
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source	Necatibey Faculty of Education, Electronic Journal of Science and Mathematics Education , Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 1-26 (2012)
dc.subject	pre-service early childhood teachers
dc.subject	science methods course
dc.subject	science education
dc.subject	teacher education
dc.subject	early childhood education
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	A Science Methods Course for Early Childhood Teachers: A Model for Undergraduate Pre-Service Teacher Education
dc.type	Article