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The Role Of The Science Supervisor As Perceived By Elementary And Secondary Science Teachers, Thomas Graika
The Role Of The Science Supervisor As Perceived By Elementary And Secondary Science Teachers, Thomas Graika
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The problem that was considered in the study was whether the role of the science supervisor was perceived differently by secondary and elementary teachers of science.
A fifty-four item questionnaire was developed. The items on the questionnaire consisted of statements of tasks which a science supervisor could do, and the teachers were asked to respond on a scale of opinion if they considered this task a role of the science supervisor.
The sample represented five school systems in Iowa which employ a science supervisor. Questionnaires were sent to 156 secondary science teachers and 153 elementary teachers. Ninety-five of all the …