“This Article Examines the Teaching of Science and the Particular

question 11

Multiple Choice

“This article examines the teaching of science and the particular difficulties elementary science teachers may have in science classrooms. To do this, we analyzed the practices of a second-year science teacher, Jane Smith, to answer the following questions: a) how does she teach science? b) what concepts of science does she bring to the classroom? c) what is the process of activities in her room?”
-Which is the central question that this study addresses?

• A) How does Jane teach science?
• B) What concepts of science does Jane bring to the classroom?
• C) What is the process of activities in Jane's room?
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Matrix

An environment or material in which something develops; or in mathematics, a rectangular array of numbers, symbols, or expressions.

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The societal privileges that benefit white people beyond what is commonly experienced by non-white people.

McIntosh

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