Professional Development for Primary Teachers in Science and Technology: The Dutch VTB-Pro Project in an International Perspective

✍ Scribed by Wynne Harlen, Pierre Léna (auth.), Marc J. de Vries, Hanno van Kuelen, Sylvia Peters, Juliette Walma van der Molen (eds.)

Publisher: SensePublishers
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Leaves: 297
Series: International Technology Education Studies 9
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction to the Theme....Pages 1-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Introduction to Part I....Pages 17-19
Science and Technology Education for the Future....Pages 21-33
What Everyone Should Know About Science and Technology....Pages 35-47
A Science and Technology Knowledge Base for Primary Teachers....Pages 49-61
"Having Eyes, Giving Eyes, Receiving Eyes"....Pages 63-79
Front Matter....Pages 80-80
Introduction to Part II....Pages 83-87
Primary Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Science and Technology....Pages 89-105
Explicit and Implicit Measures of Teacher Attitudes Towards Science and Technology....Pages 107-119
Understanding the Physical World: Teacher and Pupil Attitudes Towards Science and Technology....Pages 121-143
Preservice Primary Teachers’ Image of and Attitude Towards Science and Technology....Pages 145-155
Front Matter....Pages 156-156
Introduction to Part III....Pages 159-166
Concept Learning in Professional Development....Pages 167-180
Preparing Teachers to Teach Robotics in Primary Schools....Pages 181-198
High Quality Interaction in Science and Technology Education....Pages 199-215
Kindergarten Talk about Science and Technology....Pages 217-227
Front Matter....Pages 228-228
Introduction to Part IV....Pages 231-236
Characteristics of Effective Professional Development for Primary Science and Technology....Pages 237-249
Transparency in Storytelling....Pages 251-264
Effects of a Digital Learning Environment on Knowledge and Attitude of Student Teachers....Pages 265-275
Back Matter....Pages 277-305

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