Valarie L. Akerson

Influence of a Reflective Explicit Activity-Based Approach on Elementary Teachers' Conceptions of Nature of Science

Valarie L. Akerson, Fouad Abd‐El‐Khalick, Norman G. Lederman · Journal of Research in Science Teaching · 2000 · 585 citations

Stem Education, Inquiry-based Learning, Teacher Education +12

Learning as conceptual change: Factors mediating the development of preservice elementary teachers' views of nature of science

Fouad Abd‐El‐Khalick, Valarie L. Akerson · Science Education · 2004 · 345 citations

Inquiry-based Learning, Science Education, Educational Psychology +23

Teaching nature of science through inquiry: Results of a 3‐year professional development program

Valarie L. Akerson, Deborah L. Hanuscin · Journal of Research in Science Teaching · 2006 · 326 citations · Full text

Inquiry-based Learning, Science Education, Science Teaching +17

One course is not enough: Preservice elementary teachers' retention of improved views of nature of science

Valarie L. Akerson, Judith Morrison, Amy Roth McDuffie · Journal of Research in Science Teaching · 2005 · 235 citations

Stem Education, Teacher Education, Science Education +15

Elementary teachers' pedagogical content knowledge for teaching the nature of science

Deborah L. Hanuscin, Michele H. Lee, Valarie L. Akerson · Science Education · 2010 · 188 citations · Full text

Science Education, Science Teaching, Education +23