Earle, S 
ORCID: 0000-0002-6155-1098 and McCullagh, J
(2020)
'Developing understanding of science skills in Northern Ireland through co-teaching between pre- and in-service teachers.'
Journal of Emergent Science, 18.
pp. 49-55.
ISSN 2046-4754
Abstract
The Teacher Assessment in Primary Science for Northern Ireland (TAPS-NI) project (2017-19) worked collaboratively with pre- and in-service teachers to consider progression and assessment of science skills within the context of the World Around Us strand of the National Curriculum. Co-teaching, where two teachers work together on phases of co-planning, co-practice and coevaluation, was employed to find out if such an approach could be fruitful in terms of both practice and curriculum development. Project data included participant questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. All participants reported increased understanding of science skills and their progression, and all contributed to the development of activity plans that contained a focused skill within the context of a whole investigation. The outcomes of the project indicate that co-teaching can be an effective form of pedagogy at both pre- and in-service phases of teacher education, supporting reflection and agency.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Note: | This article is open access and available from the journal website at the URLs above and below. |
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1501 Primary Education |
| Divisions: | School of Education |
| Research Centres and Groups: | Centre for Research in Scientific and Technological Education |
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| Date Deposited: | 17 Feb 2020 11:54 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jan 2023 05:30 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/13098 |
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