职前和在职化学教师“化学平衡”课堂教学解释能力的对比

运用录像分析法,以Hannah Sevian和Lisa Gonsalves设计的教师课堂教学解释能力评价量表为工具,对职前和在职化学教师课堂教学解释能力（以“化学平衡”内容为例）进行测评。研究发现：职前化学教师和在职化学教师的课堂教学解释能力在一般性教学知识（PK）、学科内容知识（CK）、学科教学知识（PCK）等3方面均存在显著差异,即职前化学教师得分由高到低分别为PK、CK、PCK,在职化学教师得分由高到低则分别为PK、PCK、CK;具体差异主要体现在“事实性知识”“将知识运用到不同情境中的能力”“使用心智图像解释”“搭建解释”等方面。     

国外科学教师信念的理论与实证研究评述

评述国外科学教师信念的理论与实证研究,前者主要包括信念的定义内涵与理论框架,后者主要涵盖信念的测评方式、以及信念与实践的关系等;并据此探讨这类研究对我国化学教师教育的启示,以期对我国化学教师信念研究与化学教师发展提供有益思路。     

青年教师如何做好结构化学教学

结构化学具有理论性强、内容抽象等特点,学生学习普遍存在理解难和掌握难的问题,使青年教师的授课存在很大的难度。本文结合自身经验,对青年教师如何做好本科结构化学课程教学工作进行了探讨,对青年教师迅速进入到良好授课状态有一定的帮助。     

Beyond the professional development academy: Teachers' retention of discipline‐specific science content knowledge throughout a 3‐year mathematics and science partnership

The Teacher Academy in the Natural Sciences (TANS) provided middle school (U.S. Grades 6–8) teachers (N = 81) with intensive professional development (PD) in chemistry, geosciences, and physics, with teachers enrolled in one scientific discipline per year. Because some teachers were retained and rotated into different disciplines, the TANS program investigated retention of science content 1–2 years beyond an instructional year. All teacher participants exhibited significant gains (p < .001), in chemistry, geosciences, or physics content, between their incoming knowledge and the 10‐day summer academy's conclusion. Chemistry and geosciences content were retained until the end of the PD year. Physics participants reported a significant loss (p < .001), although gains from teachers' incoming knowledge were still significant. When retention was measured beyond the instructional year, only the geosciences content was retained. Chemistry and physics gains were not retained, with no significant differences between incoming teachers' knowledge and content 1–2 years post instruction. Our research indicates that science content support is needed after PD programs, and importantly, that the support differs between scientific disciplines.     

A study of factors impacting elementary mathematics preservice teachers: Improving mindfulness,anxiety, self-efficacy,and mindset

Innovation is more imperative now than ever before given the upcoming shortage in prepared teachers and the need to produce students with a strong knowledge of mathematics. A sense of urgency is impacting teacher education/preparation programs as instructional practices need to discover how to arm teachers to increase the number of students to be not only college-ready but also desiring to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics majors. As such, the purpose of this study, was to determine how the four variables (mindfulness, mathematics anxiety, self-efficacy, and mindset) are interconnected within preservice elementary teachers (PSETs), and how we as teacher educators can better address these variables within our own PSETs. Each semester included three seminars with similar overall foci including the four variables. Participants in this study were recruited from Elementary Education students at an east south central regional university enrolled in a mathematics methods course. Thirty-seven participants were divided into control (N = 20) and treatment (N = 17). In this article, we present both qualitative and quantitative results from our mixed-methods study that considered these questions. With the results of this study revealing an inter-connectedness among the four variables, this research further informs the teacher educator community.     

“Beyond an acronym,STEM is…”: Perceptions of STEM

Although STEM is at the forefront of many educational initiatives, little is known about various professionals’ perceptions of STEM. This mixed‐methods study surveyed 164 preservice teachers, inservice teachers, administrators, informal educators, and STEM professionals. Quantitative and qualitative questions on the survey elicited participants’ perceptions of STEM, STEM support, and STEM careers. Quantitative analysis revealed that profession influenced understandings of STEM, importance of STEM, support for STEM, and perceptions of STEM career opportunities. Qualitative analysis provided rich explanations for the differences in perceptions among professions. This study suggests that science teacher educators need to ensure preservice teachers have understandings of STEM and STEM careers, K‐16 educators need to emphasize the current importance of STEM, and administrators and policymakers need to align visions of STEM with curriculum and pacing guides so teachers feel supported in their STEM endeavors.     

不同发展阶段高中化学教师的PCK表征研究*——以“物质的量”主题为例

为探讨不同发展阶段的高中化学教师对于“物质的量”主题的认识,聚焦学科教学知识(PCK)的2个基本组成部分:(1)学生理解的知识,(2)教学策略和表征知识。基于PCK课堂观察量表和CoRe模型,对比分析新手、熟手、专家型教师关于“物质的量”主题的PCK表征。研究结果表明,不同发展阶段化学教师的PCK存在差异,教师对学生知识的理解影响了教学策略和表征方式的决策。     

高校师范生化学教学设计课程学习的问题及对策研究*

提高师范生的教学设计能力是师范生培养的重要内容。选取了1所省属师范院校的卓越教师计划师范生为研究对象,从教材分析、学情分析、教学目标、教学重难点、教学过程、板书设计等6个维度对师范生化学教学设计的现状进行调查,发现经过化学教学设计课程的学习,师范生在“学情分析”和“板书设计”2个维度上的整体水平较其他维度仍然很低。针对存在的问题探讨了提升师范生培养质量的对策,为推动师范生培养质量的持续改进提供参考。     

化学师范生TPACK影响因素的质性研究

通过开放性问卷、半结构化访谈等数据收集工具,采取质性研究方法对数据进行自下而上的分析,探查化学师范生TPACK的影响因素。结果表明,影响因素可分为客观因素与主观因素,其中客观因素主要包含宏观、中观及微观层面的外在因素,主观因素主要为化学师范生的知识、信念与能力。据此对我国化学师范生培养以及后续研究提供参考。     

发现化学之美感悟科学魅力

本文指出化学教学的关键,在于引导学生发现化学之美,感悟科学魅力,激发学生的学习兴趣及创造潜能。全文阐述了化学的外在美、揭示了化学的内在美———化学学科思想 (科学之美 )、崇尚化学家的人生之美及化学教师的人格之美。作者认为：化学教师的人格之美源自“以学生发展为本”的教育理念和对学生及化学教育事业的挚爱。本文旨在倡导广大教师更新教育观念,增强自身素质,升华崇高人格,真正实现化学教学中“教师快乐教学,学生享受学习”。