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In this chapter we describe the rationale and design of a biology method course for preservice biology teachers who are enrolled in the teacher education program at ICLON, Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching in the Netherlands. Before we provide a more detailed course description we will briefly describe the Dutch teacher preparation context. In the Netherlands, there are two different structures to prepare teachers for secondary education: undergraduate programs provided by universities of applied sciences, and post-graduate teacher preparation provided by research universities, like Leiden University.
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- Preservice Teacher
- Teacher Education Program
- Goal System
- Biological Perspective
- Instructional Explanation
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Janssen, F., Driel, J.V. (2017). Developing a Repertoire for Teaching Biology. In: Sickel, A.J., Witzig, S.B. (eds) Designing and Teaching the Secondary Science Methods Course. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-881-5_6
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