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    Building STEM Self-Perception and Capacity in Pre-Service Science Teachers through a School-University Mentor Program

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    Authors
    Berry, Amanda
    McLaughlin, T.
    Cooper, Grant
    Date
    2019
    Type
    Book Chapter
    
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    Source Title
    STEM Education: An Emerging Field of Inquiry
    DOI
    10.1163/9789004391413_012
    ISBN
    9789004391413
    Faculty
    Faculty of Humanities
    School
    School of Education
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88756
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    This chapter reports a research project aimed to develop pre-service science teachers’ knowledge and understanding of contemporary stem contexts and pedagogies through participation in a stem mentoring initiative for schoolgirls. In this project, primary and secondary pre-service teachers (PSTs) volunteered to work as mentors, collaborating in the design of learning experiences suitable for school-aged girls, together with teacher educators and researchers in stem at an Australian University. Outcomes of the study focus on main themes of: PSTs’ self-perceptions as emerging stem educators, their understandings of stem and developing a pedagogy around stem, their understandings of school girls’ interest, engagement and learning in stem, and the value of the project for teachers in preparation.

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