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Learning to teach ideas and evidence in science: a study of school mentors and trainee teachers

Simon, Shirley; Maloney, Jane; (2006) Learning to teach ideas and evidence in science: a study of school mentors and trainee teachers. School Science Review , 87 pp. 75-82. Green open access

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Abstract

This article reports on a small-scale evaluation of how beginning teachers undertaking a PGCE in secondary science worked collaboratively with their school based mentors to enhance practice in the use of ideas and evidence in science. Mentors and beginning teachers were introduced to the resources and teaching strategies previously developed at King’s College London as part of the Nuffield funded IDEAS curriculum development project (Osborne, Erduran & Simon, 2004a). The judicious selection of resources and strategies from the IDEAS pack formed the basis of mentors’ workshops, where mentors were encouraged to put into practice IDEAS and other argumentation activities and strategies. Collaborative work with their mentors enabled the BTs to initiate their teaching of ideas and evidence. They experienced both positive aspects and limitations when attempting IDEAS activities in their science classrooms.

Type: Article
Title: Learning to teach ideas and evidence in science: a study of school mentors and trainee teachers
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Language: English
Additional information: Science Education. The article reports on a small-scale evaluation of how trainee teachers, working with their school mentors, develop ways of enhancing the teaching of ideas and evidence in science. Mentors and trainees attended workshops as part of the project and then evaluated their teaching using established activities or new activities developed as part of the project. The article was peer reviewed.
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10000647
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