Question 48

Most students have an Aristotelian view of the world that is quite consistent with their everyday experiences. What can an instructor in a large lecture class do enable students to accommodate their everyday experiences into a Newtonian framework?

TEACHING STANDARD B:
Teachers of science guide and facilitate learning. In doing this, teachers

• Encourage and model the skills of scientific inquiry, as well as the curiosity, openness to new ideas and data, and skepticism that characterize science.

TEACHING STANDARD A:
Teachers of science plan an inquiry-based science program for their students. In doing this, teachers

• Select teaching and assessment strategies that support the development of student understanding and nurture a community of science learners.

TEACHING STANDARD C:
Teachers of science engage in ongoing assessment of their teaching and of student learning. In doing this, teachers

• Use student data, observations of teaching, and interactions with colleagues to reflect on and improve teaching practice.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARD B:
Professional development for teachers of science requires integrating knowledge of science, learning, pedagogy, and students; it also requires applying that knowledge to science teaching. Learning experiences for teachers of science must

• Connect and integrate all pertinent aspects of science and science education.
• Use inquiry, reflection, interpretation of research, modeling, and guided practice to build understanding and skill in science teaching.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARD D:
Professional development programs for teachers of science must be coherent and integrated. Quality pre-service and in-service programs are characterized by

• Clear, shared goals based on a vision of science learning, teaching, and teacher development congruent with the National Science Education Standards.
• Integration and coordination of the program components so that understanding and ability can be built over time, reinforced continuously, and practiced in a variety of situations.

ASSESSMENT STANDARD A:
Assessments must be consistent with the decisions they are designed to inform.

• Assessments have explicitly stated purposes.

ASSESSMENT STANDARD B:

• Achievement data collected focus on the science content that is most important for students to learn.

CONTENT STANDARD B: As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding of

• Motions and forces

PROGRAM STANDARD B:
The program of study in science for all students should be developmentally appropriate, interesting, and relevant to students' lives; emphasize student understanding through inquiry; and be connected with other school subjects.

• The program of study should include all of the content standards.

Science content must be embedded in a variety of curriculum patterns that are developmentally appropriate, interesting, and relevant to students' lives.