Valarie L. Akerson - Publications

Affiliations: 
School of Education Indiana University, Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, United States 
Area:
Sciences Education, Higher Education

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Year Citation  Score
2020 Kaynak NE, Akerson VL, Cevik E. Third Graders’ Identities as “Persons Who Understand Nature of Science” through an Electricity Unit International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology. 8: 44-52. DOI: 10.46328/Ijemst.V8I1.771  0.528
2020 Min M, Akerson V, Aydeniz F. Exploring Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs about Effective Science Teaching through Their Collaborative Oral Reflections Journal of Science Teacher Education. 31: 245-263. DOI: 10.1080/1046560X.2019.1690818  0.668
2020 Bilican K, Akerson V, Nargund V. Learning by Teaching: a Case Study of Co-teaching to Enhance Nature of Science Pedagogy, Successes, and Challenges International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 1-20. DOI: 10.1007/S10763-020-10094-6  0.732
2019 Donohue K, Buck GA, Akerson V. Where's the Science? Exploring a New Science Teacher Educator's Theoretical and Practical Understandings of Scientific Inquiry. International Journal of Research in Education and Science. 6: 1-13. DOI: 10.46328/Ijres.V6I1.571  0.751
2019 Erumit BA, Fouad KE, Akerson VL. How Do Learner-Directed Scientific Investigations Influence Students’ Questioning and Their Nature of Science Conceptions? International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology. 7: 20-31. DOI: 10.18404/Ijemst.509246  0.602
2019 Akerson VL, Erumit BA, Kaynak NE. Teaching Nature of Science through children’s literature: an early childhood preservice teacher study International Journal of Science Education. 41: 2765-2787. DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2019.1698785  0.685
2019 Akerson VL, Carter I, Pongsanon K, Nargund-Joshi V. Teaching and Learning Nature of Science in Elementary Classrooms - Research-Based Strategies for Practical Implementation Science Education. 28: 391-411. DOI: 10.1007/S11191-019-00045-1  0.87
2018 Akerson VL, Burgess A, Gerber A, Guo M, Khan TA, Newman S. Disentangling the Meaning of STEM: Implications for Science Education and Science Teacher Education Journal of Science Teacher Education. 29: 1-8. DOI: 10.1080/1046560X.2018.1435063  0.548
2017 Akerson VL, Carter IS, Rogers MAP, Pongsanon K. A video-based measure of preservice teachers’ abilities to predict elementary students’ scientific reasoning International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology. 6: 79-92. DOI: 10.18404/Ijemst.328335  0.839
2015 Gatzke JM, Buck GA, Akerson VL. More than just playing outside: A self-study on finding my identity as an environmental educator in science education International Journal of Environmental and Science Education. 10: 319-335. DOI: 10.12973/ijese.2015.248a  0.422
2015 Fouad KE, Masters H, Akerson VL. Using History of Science to Teach Nature of Science to Elementary Students Science and Education. 24: 1103-1140. DOI: 10.1007/S11191-015-9783-5  0.625
2015 Akerson VL. A Review of the Handbook of Research on Science Education, Volume II: New Topics and New Information Science Education. 24: 1023-1026. DOI: 10.1007/S11191-015-9741-2  0.394
2015 Akerson VL, Pongsanon K, Park Rogers MA, Carter I, Galindo E. Exploring the Use of Lesson Study to Develop Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teaching Nature of Science International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. DOI: 10.1007/S10763-015-9690-X  0.874
2015 Akerson VL, Weiland I, Fouad KE. Children’s ideas about life science concepts Research in Early Childhood Science Education. 99-123. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9505-0_5  0.382
2014 Akerson VL, Weiland I, Rogers MP, Pongsanon K, Bilican K. Exploring elementary science methods course contexts to improve preservice teachers' NOS of science conceptions and understandings of NOS teaching strategies Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. 10: 647-665. DOI: 10.12973/Eurasia.2014.1226A  0.837
2014 Akerson VL, Pongsanon K, Weiland IS, Nargund-Joshi V. Developing a Professional Identity as an Elementary Teacher of Nature of Science: A self-study of becoming an elementary teacher International Journal of Science Education. 36: 2055-2082. DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2014.890763  0.832
2014 Akerson V, Nargund-Joshi V, Weiland I, Pongsanon K, Avsar B. What Third-Grade Students of Differing Ability Levels Learn about Nature of Science after a Year of Instruction International Journal of Science Education. 36: 244-276. DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2012.761365  0.796
2013 Weiland IS, Akerson VL. Toward Understanding the Nature of a Partnership Between an Elementary Classroom Teacher and an Informal Science Educator Journal of Science Teacher Education. 24: 1333-1355. DOI: 10.1007/S10972-013-9343-2  0.836
2013 Ceylan E, Akerson VL. Differences of science classroom practices in low- and high- performing schools Journal of Turkish Science Education. 10: 3-16.  0.453
2012 Akerson VL, Donnelly LA, Riggs ML, Eastwood JL. Developing a Community of Practice to Support Preservice Elementary Teachers' Nature of Science Instruction International Journal of Science Education. 34: 1371-1392. DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2011.639100  0.838
2012 Akerson VL, Buzzelli CA, Eastwood JL. Bridging the Gap Between Preservice Early Childhood Teachers' Cultural Values, Perceptions of Values Held by Scientists, and the Relationships of These Values to Conceptions of Nature of Science Journal of Science Teacher Education. 23: 133-157. DOI: 10.1007/S10972-011-9244-1  0.599
2012 Oliveira AW, Akerson VL, Oldfield M. Environmental argumentation as sociocultural activity Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 49: 869-897. DOI: 10.1002/Tea.21020  0.48
2012 Oliveira AW, Akerson VL, Colak H, Pongsanon K, Genel A. The implicit communication of nature of science and epistemology during inquiry discussion Science Education. 96: 652-684. DOI: 10.1002/Sce.21005  0.847
2011 Quigley C, Pongsanon K, Akerson VL. If We Teach Them, They Can Learn: Young Students Views of Nature of Science During an Informal Science Education Program Journal of Science Teacher Education. 22: 129-149. DOI: 10.1007/S10972-010-9201-4  0.863
2011 Akerson VL, Buck GA, Donnelly LA, Nargund-Joshi V, Weiland IS. The Importance of Teaching and Learning Nature of Science in the Early Childhood Years Journal of Science Education and Technology. 20: 537-549. DOI: 10.1007/S10956-011-9312-5  0.834
2011 Nargund-Joshi V, Rogers MAP, Akerson VL. Exploring Indian secondary teachers' orientations and practice for teaching science in an era of reform Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 48: 624-647. DOI: 10.1002/Tea.20429  0.694
2011 Hanuscin DL, Lee MH, Akerson VL. Elementary teachers' pedagogical content knowledge for teaching the nature of science Science Education. 95: 145-167. DOI: 10.1002/Sce.20404  0.854
2010 Cullen TA, Akerson VL, Hanson DL. Using Action Research to Engage K-6 Teachers in Nature of Science Inquiry as Professional Development Journal of Science Teacher Education. 21: 971-992. DOI: 10.1007/S10972-010-9218-8  0.775
2010 Akerson VL, Cullen TA, Hanson DL. Experienced Teachers' Strategies for Assessing Nature of Science Conceptions in the Elementary Classroom Journal of Science Teacher Education. 21: 723-745. DOI: 10.1007/S10972-010-9208-X  0.81
2010 Akerson VL, Buzzelli CA, Eastwood J. The relationship between preservice early childhood teachers' cultural values and their perceptions of scientists' cultural values Journal of Science Teacher Education. 21: 205-214. DOI: 10.1007/S10972-009-9176-1  0.505
2010 Quigley C, Pongsanon K, Akerson VL. If We Teach Them, They Can Learn: Young Students Views of Nature of Science Aspects to Early Elementary Students During an Informal Science Education Program Journal of Science Teacher Education. 21: 887-907. DOI: 10.1007/S10972-009-9164-5  0.869
2010 Akerson VL, Buzzelli CA, Donnelly LA. On the nature of teaching nature of science: Preservice early childhood teachers' Instruction in preschool and elementary settings Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 47: 213-233. DOI: 10.1002/Tea.20323  0.844
2009 Oliveira AW, Colak H, Akerson VL. Curriculum translation and environmental education: Considering issues of discursive intentionality, interpretation, and validity Cultural Studies of Science Education. 4: 149-155. DOI: 10.1007/S11422-008-9104-2  0.7
2009 Oliveira AW, Colak H, Akerson VL. "who polluted the Potomac?" the translation and implementation of a US environmental story in Brazilian and Turkish classrooms Cultural Studies of Science Education. 4: 89-132. DOI: 10.1007/S11422-008-9103-3  0.804
2009 Akerson VL, Townsend JS, Donnelly LA, Hanson DL, Tira P, White O. Scientific Modeling for Inquiring Teachers Network (SMIT'N): The influence on elementary teachers' views of nature of science, inquiry, and modeling Journal of Science Teacher Education. 20: 21-40. DOI: 10.1007/S10972-008-9116-5  0.82
2009 Akerson VL, Cullen TA, Hanson DL. Fostering a community of practice through a professional development program to improve elementary teachers' views of nature of science and teaching practice Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 46: 1090-1113. DOI: 10.1002/tea.20303  0.768
2008 Akerson VL, Buzzelli CA, Donnelly LA. Early childhood teachers' views of nature of science: The influence of intellectual levels, cultural values, and explicit reflective teaching Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 45: 748-770. DOI: 10.1002/Tea.20236  0.792
2007 Akerson VL, Hanson DL, Cullen TA. The influence of guided inquiry and explicit instruction on K-6 teachers' views of nature of science Journal of Science Teacher Education. 18: 751-772. DOI: 10.1007/s10972-007-9065-4  0.781
2007 Akerson VL, Buzzelli CA. Relationships of preservice early childhood teachers’ cultural values, ethical and cognitive developmental levels, and Views of Nature of Science Journal of Elementary Science Education. 19: 15-24. DOI: 10.1007/Bf03173651  0.397
2007 Akerson VL, Hanuscin DL. Teaching nature of science through inquiry: Results of a 3-year professional development program Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 44: 653-680. DOI: 10.1002/Tea.20159  0.854
2007 Abd-El-Khalick F, Akerson VL. On the role and use of "theory" in science education research: A response to Johnston, Southerland, and Sowell Science Education. 91: 187-194. DOI: 10.1002/Sce.20189  0.497
2006 Akerson VL, Volrich ML. Teaching nature of science explicitly in a first-grade internship setting Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 43: 377-394. DOI: 10.1002/tea.20132  0.672
2006 Akerson VL, Morrison JA, McDuffie AR. One course is not enough: Preservice elementary teachers' retention of improved views of nature of science Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 43: 194-213. DOI: 10.1002/tea.20099  0.695
2006 Hanuscin DL, Akerson VL, Phillipson-Mower T. Integrating nature of science instruction into a physical science content course for preservice elementary teachers: NOS views of teaching assistants Science Education. 90: 912-935. DOI: 10.1002/Sce.20149  0.854
2005 Akerson VL. How do Elementary teachers compensate for incomplete science content knowledge? Research in Science Education. 35: 245-268. DOI: 10.1007/s11165-005-3176-8  0.701
2005 Morrison JA, McDuffie AR, Akerson VL. Preservice teachers' development and implementation of science performance assessment tasks International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 3: 379-406. DOI: 10.1007/S10763-004-5108-X  0.515
2004 Nixon DT, Akerson VL. Building Bridges: using science as a tool to teach reading and writing Educational Action Research. 12: 197-217. DOI: 10.1080/09650790400200245  0.647
2004 Akerson VL. Designing a Science Methods Course for Early Childhood Preservice Teachers. Journal of Elementary Science Education. 16: 19-32. DOI: 10.1007/Bf03173643  0.655
2004 Abd-El-Khalick F, Akerson VL. Learning as conceptual change: Factors mediating the development of preservice elementary teachers' views of nature of science Science Education. 88: 785-810. DOI: 10.1002/Sce.10143  0.508
2003 Akerson VL, Abd-El-Khalick F. Teaching elements of nature of science: A yearlong case study of a fourth-grade teacher Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 40: 1025-1049. DOI: 10.1002/Tea.10119  0.662
2002 Akerson VL, Medina VF, Wang N. A Collaborative Effort To Improve University Engineering Instruction. School Science and Mathematics. 102: 405-419. DOI: 10.1111/J.1949-8594.2002.Tb17892.X  0.584
2002 Akins A, Akerson VL. Connecting science, social studies, and language arts: an interdisciplinary approach Educational Action Research. 10: 479-498. DOI: 10.1080/09650790200200196  0.551
2002 Akerson VL, Reinkens KA. Preparing Preservice Elementary Teachers To Teach for Conceptual Change: A Case Study. Journal of Elementary Science Education. 14: 29-45. DOI: 10.1007/Bf03174735  0.692
2001 Bohrmann ML, Akerson VL. A teacher’s reflections on her actions to improve her female students’ self-efficacy toward science Journal of Elementary Science Education. 13: 41-55. DOI: 10.1007/Bf03176219  0.596
2000 Akerson VL, Flick LB, Lederman NG. The influence of primary children's ideas in science on teaching practice Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 37: 363-385. DOI: 10.1002/(Sici)1098-2736(200004)37:4<363::Aid-Tea5>3.0.Co;2-#  0.699
2000 Akerson VL, Abd-El-Khalick F, Lederman NG. Influence of a reflective explicit activity-based approach on elementary teachers' conceptions of nature of science Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 37: 295-317.  0.498
2000 Akerson VL, Flanigan J. Preparing preservice teachers to use an interdisciplinary approach to science and language arts instruction Journal of Science Teacher Education. 11: 343-362.  0.514
1999 Akerson VL, Flick LB. Teacher and Student Perspectives about the Importance of Primary Children's Ideas in Science. Journal of Elementary Science Education. 11: 31-55. DOI: 10.1007/Bf03173837  0.693
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