Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Morales, Omar
Author's Email Address	omorales@dadeschools.net
URN	etd-06302005-014108
Title	Becoming A More Effective Science Teacher
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Middle and Secondary Education, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Alejandro Gallard Committee Chair Nancy Davis Committee Member Penny J. Gilmer Committee Member
Keywords	Effective Teaching Constructivism
Date of Defense	2005-03-26
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to determine this teacher’s progress towards effectiveness in teaching. Three different perspectives are used to establish whether there has been a change towards teaching effectiveness. The first perspective will be my own by using autoethnography and analyzing it for my beliefs/perceptions of teaching modeled for me by teachers of my past as well as my beliefs now as I teach. The second perspective will be that of my eighth grade students’ ideas and beliefs about effective science teaching through surveys, questionnaires, and one-on-one interviews. The final perspective will be that of policymakers, especially those responsible for the National Board for Professional Teaching Skills and the National Science Education Standards. Included in this perspective will be those of educational researchers and the assertions that they make about effective teaching. From these three perspectives, the conclusion is found. Effective teaching consists of the qualities of: care, commitment, creativity, competence, and confidence. According to these qualities, I can then say that I am becoming more effective as a teacher.
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