Preservice Elementary Teachers' Study Concerning Wind on Weather Maps

Autor/inn/en	Mandrikas, Achilleas; Stavrou, Dimitrios; Halkia, Krystallia; Skordoulis, Constantine
Titel	Preservice Elementary Teachers' Study Concerning Wind on Weather Maps
Quelle	In: Journal of Science Teacher Education, 29 (2018) 1, S.65-82 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1046-560X
DOI	10.1080/1046560X.2017.1423458
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary School Science; Meteorology; Maps; Inquiry; Active Learning; Science Process Skills; Transfer of Training; Knowledge Level; Measurement Equipment; Foreign Countries; Greece (Athens) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Meteorologie; Map; Karte; Aktives Lernen; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Wissensbasis; Messinstrument; Ausland
Abstract	In this article, we present the results of an implementation of a teaching-learning sequence that offered the opportunity to increase preservice elementary teachers' engagement with authentic activities in meteorology. In particular, we describe the results of a teaching-learning sequence with regard to the representation of winds on weather maps implemented by preservice elementary teachers using collaborative and technologically supported inquiry-based learning activities. Data for this study were collected from classroom observations, pre- and posttest questionnaires, worksheets, and audiotapes of semistructured interviews. The results showed that preservice elementary teachers improved in their ability to recognize specific symbols of wind, to assign wind direction and wind speed on weather maps, to interpret the closeness of isobars, and to implement the clockwise rule in order to assign wind direction around a barometric pressure system. However, the preservice elementary teachers had difficulties transferring knowledge gained in practical situations because of problems applying the wind-naming rule, poor sense of direction, and a lack of familiarization with the Beaufort scale. Implications for teaching the representation of winds on weather maps are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01