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Asia-Pacific
Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 3, Issue 1, Article 1(June, 2002) Winnie Wing-Mui SO Constructivist Teaching in Primary Science
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Asia-Pacific
Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 3, Issue 1, Article 1(June, 2002) Winnie Wing-Mui SO Constructivist Teaching in Primary Science
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Constructivist Teaching in Primary Science
Winnie Wing-Mui SO
Hong Kong Institute of Education
Email: wiso@ied.edu.hk
Received: 18 May, 2002
Contents
- Introduction
- Constructivist Theories
- Constructivist Teaching in Science
- Method of Study
- Findings
- Conclusion
- References
Introduction
The present study aimed to find evidence of constructivist teaching amongst teachers in primary science lessons and to identify any changes in the extent of constructivist teaching when teachers advanced from pre-service to novice teaching. In order to make an overview of the teachers' changes in their practice of teaching from pre-service teacher education to beginning teaching, a longitudinal study was conducted with teachers for three academic years. The first two stages were the pre-professional phases during initial teacher education, and the final stage was the beginning teaching year. At each stage of the study, student teachers' teaching was observed once a year.
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