Description
Legislative changes and discussions about the United States falling further and further behind other nations in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) achievement are growing. As they grow, STEM instruction in elementary school has earned its place as a national area of interest in education. In the case of Ivory School District, teachers are being asked to radically change their daily practices by consistently implementing inquiry-based STEM experiences in their classrooms. As such, teachers are being asked to scale a divide between the district expectations and their knowledge and experience. Many fourth grade educators are teachers who have been trained as generalists and typically do not have specific background or experience in the philosophy, instructional strategies, or content associated with STEM. Using a prototype approach, this study aims to understand how such teachers conceptualize STEM instruction and the relationship between their experience and conceptions.
Details
Title
- Journeys, adventures, bridges and puzzles: a case study approach to understanding teachers' conceptions of STEM
Contributors
- Kenney, Meghan (Author)
- Fischman, Gustavo (Thesis advisor)
- Powers, Jeanne (Committee member)
- Rasch, Katherine D (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2013
Subjects
- Education
- Sociology Of Education
- conceptions
- Mental Models
- prototypes
- STEM
- Teachers
- Science--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Arizona.
- Science
- Technical education--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Arizona.
- Technical Education
- Mathematics--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Arizona.
- Mathematics
- Elementary school teachers--Training of--Arizona.
- Elementary school teachers
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Note
- thesisPartial requirement for: Ed. D., Arizona State University, 2013
- bibliographyIncludes bibliographical references (p. 178-185)
- Field of study: Educational administration and supervision
Citation and reuse
Statement of Responsibility
by Meghan Kenney