From: Teacher candidates’ views of future SSI instruction: a multiple case study
Survey statement | Pre-course survey mean | Post-course survey mean | Difference in means |
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Elementary teachers do not have the skills necessary to incorporate controversial issues in science | 2.00 | 1.78 | −0.22 |
Middle grades teachers do not have the skills necessary to incorporate controversial issues in science | 2.00 | 1.67 | −0.33 |
High school teachers do not have the skills necessary to incorporate controversial issues in science | 1.88 | 1.67 | −0.21 |
Elementary teachers can easily answer questions about controversial issues in science | 2.25 | 2.00 | −0.25 |
Middle grades teachers can easily answer questions about controversial issues in science | 2.13 | 2.00 | −0.13 |
High school teachers can easily answer questions about controversial issues in science | 2.38 | 2.22 | −0.16 |
Elementary teachers should be trained in how to incorporate controversial issues in science | 3.25 | 3.56 | 0.31 |
Middle grades teachers should be trained in how to incorporate controversial issues in science | 3.38 | 3.67 | 0.29 |
High school teachers should be trained in how to incorporate controversial issues in science | 3.50 | 3.67 | 0.17 |