Students may receive one of two main scholarships: those with at least 360 Ucas points will receive the chancellor's scholarship of £2,500 in their first year; science and engineering scholarships worth up to £3,000 over four years are available for students on specific courses who receive at least 280 Ucas points.
The two beginning teachers, 'Ken' and 'Yvonne' (pseudonyms), met the research requirement of first year science teachers.
Throughout the interview, both teachers shared their thoughts on the challenges they faced as first year science teachers attempting to practice inquiry science.
Participants were similar to the previous study, i.e., first year science and engineering students from various colleges affiliated to the University of Mumbai.
The findings suggest that the first year science teachers in this study shared common conceptions on scientific inquiry with some variations.
This action research project examines first year science teachers' conceptions of scientific inquiry and their challenges in implementing inquiry-based lessons.
This study investigates if first year science teachers are well positioned to implement scientific inquiry in class through uncovering their conceptions of scientific inquiry (National Reasearch Council, 2000).
Italian high-school students in their third year of school have not yet dealt with Earth sciences in their science curriculum (Earth sciences are part of the fifth year science syllabus).
The findings regarding the first year science teachers' conceptions of inquiry are presented first, followed by the findings of the challenges faced by these teachers in implementing science as inquiry.
Two participant teachers agreed with conducting classroom observations and interviews because those data vividly display the beginning teachers' experiences and challenges as first year Science teachers who tried to implement inquiry-based instructions in their classroom.
