The purpose of this exploratory study was to gain a better understanding of how teacher education, teacher experience, and teaching behaviors influence student achievement in science. Two broad research questions guided this inquiry: (a) whether a relationship existed between both teacher educational level and experience with student science achievement; and (b) whether teacher behaviors mediated or moderated the relationships between both teacher educational level and experience and student achievement in science. As suggested by some researchers, teacher education level and experience may...
The purpose of this exploratory study was to gain a better understanding of how teacher education, teacher experience, and teaching behaviors influenc...