Date of Award

4-1-1995

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Teaching & Learning

Abstract

The purpose of this study was acquiring direction for developing science instructional material for early childhood special education teachers. The collateral problems were determining what science topics are preferred, what the impediments are for science teaching, and in what format the instructional material should be prepared.This study also assessed the needs and availability of science instructional material for early childhood special education teachers. Other concerns included the influence of years of teaching experience and geographic region on the choices of science topics, impediments for science teaching, and format desired for the needed instructional material.Surveys were sent to 525 early childhood special education teachers in seven geographic regions in the United States and Canada. The survey requested information on the science topics teachers chose to teach, reasons for not teaching preferred topics, instructional media used, and the desired format of needed instructional material.The results of the study indicated time constraints and lack of instructional material were impediments for science teaching. The teachers overwhelmingly selected activities/ideas as the desired format for needed instructional material. Years of ideas as the desired format for needed instructional material. Years of teaching experience had little influence on the variables, while geographic region had many statistically significant implications.

Download

Share

COinS