The reluctant primary school teacher

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 1992 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Research in Science Education, volume 22, pages 163-169 (issn: 0157-244X, eissn: 1573-1898,

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Authors: Denis Goodrum; Judith Cousins; Adrianne Kinnear;

doi: 10.1007/bf02356892

The reluctant primary school teacher

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The study attempts to identify the factors which affect teacher's reluctance to teach science, then explains an approach to help teachers teach science in a worthwhile manner over the school year while monitoring any changes in their confidence and competence. It was found that the condidence and competence of the teachers improved during the year such that they were able to teach successful science lessons on a regular basis.

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