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A CASE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF INQUIRY BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE USE OF A MENTOR ON AN ALTERNATIVELY CERTIFIED ELEMENTARY TEACHER'S SCIENCE TEACHING SELF-EFFICACY
Title
A CASE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF INQUIRY BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE USE OF A MENTOR ON AN ALTERNATIVELY CERTIFIED ELEMENTARY TEACHER'S SCIENCE TEACHING SELF-EFFICACY.
Creator
Thrift, Michelle, Jeanpierre, Bobby, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
One alternatively certified elementary teacher was the subject of this sixteen week research study on science teaching self-efficacy. The researcher taught inquiry based student level science lessons to the fourth grade teacher. The teacher participant, in turn, taught those same lessons to her class while the researcher observed and took field notes. The participant responded to specific open ended questions in a journal after each science experience and also completed three interviews with...
Show moreOne alternatively certified elementary teacher was the subject of this sixteen week research study on science teaching self-efficacy. The researcher taught inquiry based student level science lessons to the fourth grade teacher. The teacher participant, in turn, taught those same lessons to her class while the researcher observed and took field notes. The participant responded to specific open ended questions in a journal after each science experience and also completed three interviews with the researcher. Each sequential lesson from the researcher was then modified based on participant needs. The participant completed the STEBI (Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument) as a pre and post test to measure the effects of the above mentioned activities. The collected data from the STEBI was reported quantitatively. The collected data from the reflective journal entries and interviews were reported qualitatively. After careful analysis of the data gathered for this case study, the researcher came to the conclusion that inquiry based professional development through the use of a mentor affected the alternatively certified elementary teacher's science teaching self-efficacy. The subject maintained a positive attitude about the use of a mentor for the duration of the study and her Personal Science Teaching Efficacy increased or stayed the same on all of the STEBI questions. Limitations of the study as well as recommendations for further research were also discussed.
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Date Issued
2007
Identifier
CFE0001618, ucf:47189
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0001618
A comparison of teachers' beliefs of the use of inquiry teaching, origin of knowledge of inquiry teaching, and student achievement between International Baccalaureate and non-International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme schools
Title
A comparison of teachers' beliefs of the use of inquiry teaching, origin of knowledge of inquiry teaching, and student achievement between International Baccalaureate and non-International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme schools.
Creator
Haddock, Lucy, Murray, Barbara, Baldwin, Lee, Murray, Kenneth, Hutchinson, Cynthia, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
The goal of improving student achievement is of paramount interest to all public schools. The focus of this research was to determine the difference between inquiry based teaching strategies and student achievement. Additionally, the researcher investigated the origin of inquiry based teaching knowledge and International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IBPYP) affiliation. IBPYP affiliation was studied due to the nature of the IBPYP as an inquiry based philosophy of teaching. The McGill...
Show moreThe goal of improving student achievement is of paramount interest to all public schools. The focus of this research was to determine the difference between inquiry based teaching strategies and student achievement. Additionally, the researcher investigated the origin of inquiry based teaching knowledge and International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IBPYP) affiliation. IBPYP affiliation was studied due to the nature of the IBPYP as an inquiry based philosophy of teaching. The McGill Strategic Demands of Inquiry Questionnaire (MSDIQ) was used to determine teacher beliefs of inquiry based teaching strategies. Student achievement was measured using Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test 2.0 (FCAT 2.0) levels. Results from the MSDIQ indicated strong beliefs among participants of inquiry based teaching indicators within three domains: planning, enactment, and reflection. The researcher recommended further research into the origin of inquiry based teaching strategies knowledge to determine accurate professional development from districts that require inquiry based teaching strategies in evaluation systems. In addition, further research was recommended to determine the relationship between IBPYP affiliation and student achievement.
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Date Issued
2014
Identifier
CFE0005342, ucf:50493
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005342