Evolution of Knowledge of Future Primary Teachers: an Education Proposal using Inquiry-Based Science

The research presented is part of an R& D+i project entitled "The progression of prospective primary teachers' didactic knowledge in a research-based course and in interaction with innovative science teaching"* carried out in three Spanish universities. For this course, a set of educational resources was elaborated and presented as a workbook which outlines the different elements that must be taken into account to create a proposal for classroom teaching - what to teach, the pupils' ideas, how to teach, and what, how, and when to evaluate. This workbook is supplemented with various materials, including as a new resource the viewing and analysis of videos on innovative educational practices in primary education. To study the evolution of the prospective teachers' views regarding science teaching and learning, their production during the course will be analysed, and a Likert-scale questionnaire will be applied before and after the course. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.