Science Teacher Education in Australia: Initiatives and Challenges to Improve the Quality of Teaching

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Science Teacher Education in Australia: Initiatives and Challenges to Improve the Quality of Teaching

In this article, we describe how teachers in the Australian school system are educated to teach science and the different qualifications that teachers need to enter the profession. The latest comparisons of Australian students in international science assessments have brought about various accountab...

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Main Authors:	Treagust, David, Won, Mihye, Petersen, J., Wynne, G.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Springer 2015
Subjects:	National standards of teaching Early career teacher induction Initial teacher education Quality of teachers
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9578

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