Improving the Learning Environment of University Science Courses: A Key to Better Elementary Teacher Education.

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Improving the Learning Environment of University Science Courses: A Key to Better Elementary Teacher Education.

This study evaluated the impact of an innovative science course for prospective elementary teachers on their perceptions of the learning environment and compared these perceptions with those of their previous laboratory science course. The sample consisted of 525 female students enrolled in 27 class...

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Main Authors:	Martin-Dunlop, Catherine, Fraser, Barry
Other Authors:	Darrell Fisher
Format:	Conference Paper
Published:	Key Centre for School Science and Mathematics, Curtin University of Technology 2006
Online Access:	http://smec.curtin.edu.au/local/documents/Fourth-International-Conference-Proceedings.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6214

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