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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Preschool Science: An Examination of Classroom and Teacher Predictors

Blaylock, Donna S. 01 December 2019 (has links)
Science experiences during the preschool years is important because it helps build brain development in children, and improves school readiness. This exploratory study examined several characteristics of teachers and classrooms to see if any factors predicted time spent on science. Over 120 teachers participated, with teachers from Head Starts, university child development laboratories, home-based preschools, and other private preschool programs. Findings suggest that preschool teachers are quite comfortable with teaching science, but science activities are reported to occur infrequently—one to three times a month. Teachers with higher levels of education and comfort levels with science are reported to be more likely to spend time on science. Additionally, comfort levels with science had the greatest impact on time spent on science after accounting for teacher and classroom demographics. These results suggest that helping teachers feel more comfortable teaching science should be an important target for professional development practices and preservice education.

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