The "New" Science Specialists: Promoting and Improving the Teaching of Science in Primary Schools

Autor/inn/en	Campbell, Coral; Chittleborough, Gail
Titel	The "New" Science Specialists: Promoting and Improving the Teaching of Science in Primary Schools
Quelle	In: Teaching Science, 60 (2014) 1, S.19-29 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-6313
Schlagwörter	Specialists; Instructional Improvement; Science Course Improvement Projects; Science Instruction; Elementary School Science; Science Interests; Student Interests; Teacher Improvement; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Capacity Building; Case Studies; Elementary School Teachers; Questionnaires; Teacher Surveys; Observation; Meetings; Transcripts (Written Records); Interviews; Faculty Development; Teacher Role; Teacher Responsibility; Instructional Innovation; Social Networks; Communities of Practice; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsqualität; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Studieninteresse; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Fragebogen; Beobachtung; Meeting; Tagung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerrolle; Lehrverpflichtung; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Community; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	A Victorian government initiative called "The Primary Science Specialists Professional Learning Program" is designed to tackle students' falling interest in science by investing in the building of teacher capacity. The aims of the initiative are: to improve the science knowledge base of all teachers and therefore increase teachers' capacity to engage students in their learning of science; to increase student interest, aspirations and participation in science and to raise the level of science achievement. The role of the "new" science specialist is not necessarily to teach science to all students, rather to promote science, organise the teaching programs and resources for teaching science and support other teachers in teaching science in their school. The results, to date, show that by creating the role of science specialists in primary schools, and investing in science as a specialised knowledge area, science can be promoted, science teaching resources better managed, and teachers who are not confident in science, mentored. In this way, the impact of promoting and improving the teaching of science can extend from the science specialists to other teachers, to students, the school and the wider community. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Science Teachers Association. P.O. Box 334, Deakin West, ACT 2600, Australia. Tel: +61-02-6282-9377; Fax: +61-02-6282-9477; e-mail: publications@asta.edu.au; Web site: http://www.asta.edu.au/resources/teachingscience
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01