@article{article_648539, title={Examining the Development of Pre-Service Science Teachers’ STEM-Focused Lesson Planning Skills}, journal={Eurasian Journal of Educational Research}, volume={19}, pages={103–124}, year={2019}, author={Altan, Esra Bozkurt and Ucuncuoglu, İrem}, keywords={Pre-service science teachers,STEM,STEM-focused laboratory activities,teachers’ skills,teachers’ efficacy}, abstract={<p> <b> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:14px;line-height:107%;font-family:’Book Antiqua’, serif;" xml:lang="en-gb">Purpose </span> </b> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:14px;line-height:107%;font-family:’Book Antiqua’, serif;" xml:lang="en-gb">: In
the 21st century, the importance of the fields of science, mathematics,
technology, and engineering, and the need of the skilled individuals have paved
a way for a great responsibility on teachers providing instruction in these four
fields. Therefore, in this context, it is essential that teachers need to
receive education for the cultivation of STEM skills in schools. The present
study, it is aimed investigate the development of the STEM-focused lesson
planning skills of pre-service science teachers who participated in
STEM-focused laboratory activities.  </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <b> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:14px;font-family:’Book Antiqua’, serif;" xml:lang="en-gb">Research Methods: </span> </b> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:8pt;font-family:’Book Antiqua’, serif;" xml:lang="en-gb"> <span style="font-size:14px;"> This research was designed as a single case study. The participants in
this research study were seven pre-service science teachers. Data were
collected through the lesson plans developed by the pre-service science
teachers and analyzed using descriptive analysis. </span> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <b> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:14px;font-family:’Book Antiqua’, serif;" xml:lang="en-gb"> <br />Findings: </span> </b> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:8pt;font-family:’Book Antiqua’, serif;" xml:lang="en-gb"> <span style="font-size:14px;"> The results showed that
STEM-focused laboratory activities contributed to the development of
pre-service science teachers’ skills about planning a STEM-focused lesson. <br /> <br /> </span> <b> </b> </span> </p> <p> <b> </b> </p> <b> </b> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <b> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:14px;font-family:’Book Antiqua’, serif;" xml:lang="en-gb">Implications for Research and Practice: </span> </b> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:8pt;font-family:’Book Antiqua’, serif;" xml:lang="en-gb"> <span style="font-size:14px;">The findings suggest that the Science Teaching
Laboratory Practices course might be structured with STEM-focused activities to
improve the STEM-focused lesson planning skills of pre-service teachers.
Providing long-term education to pre-service teachers in person can be
recommended for improving their STEM-focused lesson planning skills. In this
research, lesson plans of pre-service teachers were examined in terms of
content, approach, assessment and evaluation. Development of more detailed
analyses is suggested for examining lesson plans. </span> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:8pt;line-height:107%;font-family:’Book Antiqua’, serif;" xml:lang="en-gb"> </span> <br /> </p>}, number={83}, publisher={Özer DAŞCAN}