Service-Learning: A Vehicle for Inquiry Teaching and Learning
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| Title: | Service-Learning: A Vehicle for Inquiry Teaching and Learning |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Spector, Barbara S., Lake, Jeremy, Basham, Amy, Leard, Cyndy |
| Source: | Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education. Jan 2020 10. |
| Availability: | University of Louisiana System. 1201 North Third Street Suite 7-300. Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Tel: 337-482-1015; Fax: 337-482-5374; e-mail: service@louisiana.edu; Web site: http://journals.sfu.ca/jslhe/index.php/jslhe |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 23 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: | Service Learning, Science Instruction, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Problem Solving, Attitude Change, Inquiry, Anxiety, Climate, Science Activities, Critical Incidents Method |
| ISSN: | 2162-6685 |
| Abstract: | A service-learning model was used in a science methods course for elementary teachers as the context for integrating key pedagogical strategies necessary to attain current national and state standards. This innovation provided a real-world problem-solving experience and introduced learners to service-learning through personally relevant environmental issues. Designed as an inquiry, this experiential course, engaged learners in "doing science" and constructing knowledge of science, technology, and societal interaction content on a need to know basis. The intervention taught future teachers to engage their communities in addressing local issues. It also mitigated preservice teachers' science anxiety and enabled preservice teachers to understand and appreciate current national and state standards. Included are the methods course structure, the model used for service-learning, an extensive scenario illustrating classroom interactive inquiry strategies, and excerpts from students' journals revealing attitudinal changes during the course. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2020 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1242890 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | A service-learning model was used in a science methods course for elementary teachers as the context for integrating key pedagogical strategies necessary to attain current national and state standards. This innovation provided a real-world problem-solving experience and introduced learners to service-learning through personally relevant environmental issues. Designed as an inquiry, this experiential course, engaged learners in "doing science" and constructing knowledge of science, technology, and societal interaction content on a need to know basis. The intervention taught future teachers to engage their communities in addressing local issues. It also mitigated preservice teachers' science anxiety and enabled preservice teachers to understand and appreciate current national and state standards. Included are the methods course structure, the model used for service-learning, an extensive scenario illustrating classroom interactive inquiry strategies, and excerpts from students' journals revealing attitudinal changes during the course. |
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| ISSN: | 2162-6685 |
