Building STEM Self-Perception and Capacity in Pre-Service Science Teachers through a School-University Mentor Program

This chapter reports a research project aimed to develop pre-service science teachers’ knowledge and understanding of contemporary stem contexts and pedagogies through participation in a stem mentoring initiative for schoolgirls. In this project, primary and secondary pre-service teachers (PSTs) vol...

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Main Authors: Berry, Amanda, McLaughlin, T., Cooper, Grant
Other Authors: Barkatsas, Anastasios
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Brill 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88756
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description This chapter reports a research project aimed to develop pre-service science teachers’ knowledge and understanding of contemporary stem contexts and pedagogies through participation in a stem mentoring initiative for schoolgirls. In this project, primary and secondary pre-service teachers (PSTs) volunteered to work as mentors, collaborating in the design of learning experiences suitable for school-aged girls, together with teacher educators and researchers in stem at an Australian University. Outcomes of the study focus on main themes of: PSTs’ self-perceptions as emerging stem educators, their understandings of stem and developing a pedagogy around stem, their understandings of school girls’ interest, engagement and learning in stem, and the value of the project for teachers in preparation.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-887562022-06-21T05:56:56Z Building STEM Self-Perception and Capacity in Pre-Service Science Teachers through a School-University Mentor Program Berry, Amanda McLaughlin, T. Cooper, Grant Barkatsas, Anastasios Carr, Nicky Cooper, Grant This chapter reports a research project aimed to develop pre-service science teachers’ knowledge and understanding of contemporary stem contexts and pedagogies through participation in a stem mentoring initiative for schoolgirls. In this project, primary and secondary pre-service teachers (PSTs) volunteered to work as mentors, collaborating in the design of learning experiences suitable for school-aged girls, together with teacher educators and researchers in stem at an Australian University. Outcomes of the study focus on main themes of: PSTs’ self-perceptions as emerging stem educators, their understandings of stem and developing a pedagogy around stem, their understandings of school girls’ interest, engagement and learning in stem, and the value of the project for teachers in preparation. 2019 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88756 10.1163/9789004391413_012 Brill restricted
spellingShingle Berry, Amanda
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Cooper, Grant
Building STEM Self-Perception and Capacity in Pre-Service Science Teachers through a School-University Mentor Program
title Building STEM Self-Perception and Capacity in Pre-Service Science Teachers through a School-University Mentor Program
title_full Building STEM Self-Perception and Capacity in Pre-Service Science Teachers through a School-University Mentor Program
title_fullStr Building STEM Self-Perception and Capacity in Pre-Service Science Teachers through a School-University Mentor Program
title_full_unstemmed Building STEM Self-Perception and Capacity in Pre-Service Science Teachers through a School-University Mentor Program
title_short Building STEM Self-Perception and Capacity in Pre-Service Science Teachers through a School-University Mentor Program
title_sort building stem self-perception and capacity in pre-service science teachers through a school-university mentor program
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88756