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NATURAL SCIENCE LESSONS: PRE-SERVICE PRIMARY TEACHERS' EXPERIENCE
NATURAL SCIENCE LESSONS: PRE-SERVICE PRIMARY TEACHERS' EXPERIENCE

Author(s): Rita Makarskaitė-Petkevičienė
Subject(s): Education, Higher Education
Published by: Scientia Socialis, UAB
Keywords: personal experience; pre-service primary teachers; opinion research; lessons in nature;
Summary/Abstract: “Science Education in Europe: National Policies, Practices and Research (2011) discusses students’ natural science literacy, generalises international research results, names natural science education problems, searches for solutions. One of them – suitable teacher preparation. This article analyses what experience pre-service primary teachers have about natural science lessons and what, in their opinion, is necessary for the students to like natural sciences.