The Implementation of Cognitively Challenging Tasks: The Role of Science Teachers’ Professional Development and Teaching Experience

This study deals with the implementation of cognitively challenging tasks for students in science education following professional development interventions teachers based on theory change. These require non-routine behaviors and encourage to work beyond instructions accept a high level responsibility. explores how content development, duration extent teaching experience are associated education. A secondary data analysis Trends International Mathematics Science Study (TIMSS) 2019 from three countries (Singapore, Lithuania, South Africa) was conducted. Ordinal logistic regression (OLR) used predict an ordinal dependent variable (the tasks) according independent variables teachers). The results OLR confirmed that is (improving students’ critical thinking or inquiry skills content) selected countries.