What does STM stand for?

Implications for Future Science Teachers Traditional science teaching methods have survived numerous reform initiatives, including those espoused in the National Science Education Standards (National Research Council, 1996), Science for All Americans: Project 2061 (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1993), and in various publications of the National Science Teachers Association.

Typically, a critical component of a preservice science teacher preparation program is the science teaching methods course.

He also describes science teaching methods as a spectrum "from completely explanatory to completely exploratory.

Resultant suggestions include improving science content training, implementing specific science teaching methods courses, moving curriculum in more inquiry and constructivist based directions, and incorporating state and national science standards in classrooms.

The study demonstrated that the beliefs of preservice elementary teachers did not change after completion of a science teaching methods course.

While it is difficult to assess the long-term effects on science teaching methods of participants, there are indications that the effects of the institute experiences went beyond teachers' simply learning a new activity and applying it in their classroom.