scholarly journals In-service Teachers’ Sense of Agency after Participation in a Research Master Course

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Antonietta Impedovo
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Sense Of Agency ◽  
African Countries

In this paper, we investigate the in-service teachers ‘sense of agency’ after their participation in a research master course. A semi-structured interview was administrated to nine in-service science teachers, coming from three different African countries: Zimbabwe, Lesotho, and Burkina Faso. All of them attended a European master course aimed to acquire skills in science educational research.  The data collected was qualitatively analysed through a system of categories.  This paper aims to contribute to the discussion about the professionalisation of teacher education and the integration of research into teacher training.

scholarly journals The Initial Training of Science Teachers in African Countries: A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5459
Author(s):  
Diana Soares ◽  
Betina Lopes ◽  
Isabel Abrantes ◽  
Mike Watts
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Initial Training ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Teacher Education Research

This study presents a systematic literature review (SLR) on the initial training of science teachers in Africa based on selected research articles, in the period 2000–2020, that emphasize the importance of surveying knowledge that goes beyond those that historically have a longer path in the building of scientific knowledge, such as that of European or North American countries. The analysis included a total of 31 articles from the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases. The findings indicate a lack of knowledge, or at least visibility, considering the initial training of African teachers, particularly in developing countries. South Africa leads the number of publications. Within the five African countries implied in the SLR the following outputs were identified: (i) a division between teacher education research that is ‘place-based’ and one that uses (only) ‘universal theories’ (such as Vygotsky and Bandura); (ii) a tension between the application of student-centered learning and teaching models and more traditional classroom practices. Finally, the majority of articles highlight the importance of investing in further research around teacher education. Based on these outputs the importance of international cooperation in teacher education research articulating theory and practice to ensure a global and local perspective towards sustainable development is reinforced.

scholarly journals DO LABORATORY ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTE TO A CONTEMPORARY CONCEPTION OF SCIENCE IN INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING?

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (32) ◽  
pp. 983-995
Author(s):  
K. VALENCIA ◽  
V. SANJOSÉ ◽  
T. TORRES
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Nature Of Science ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Laboratory Activities ◽  
Science Teacher Training ◽  
Undergraduate Programs

In this study, It was analyzed the implementation of laboratory activities in the pre-service science teacher’s training and how they contribute to the construction of a contemporary epistemic vision of the nature of science. A cross-sectional study was developed in two different undergraduate programs of pre-service science teacher training in a university in Colombia of. We analyzed the way laboratory activities are developed in nine science subjects of physics, chemistry, and biology, apart from the first to the eight semesters of the curriculum (10 semesters in total). Results indicate that the laboratory activities focused on the development of pre-defined techniques and procedures, giving little prominence to creativity, doubt, discussion, planning, and application, even though they are also characteristic activities of scientific work. This kind of laboratory activities does not seem to favor th e construction of a contemporary conception of the nature of science in future science teachers.

scholarly journals Pre-service Science Teachers’ Perceptions toward Additional Instructional Strategies in Biology Laboratory Applications: Blended Learning

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-95
Author(s):  
Yusuf Ziya Olpak ◽  
◽  
Huseyin Ates ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Biology Laboratory

The purpose of this study was to examine pre-service science teachers’ perceptions toward additional instructional strategies in biology laboratory applications in the scope of blended learning. This study used a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design model and was conducted with 69 students who study in their 2nd year in the department of science education at a state university in Turkey. Academic achievement test, personal information form, student feedback form, semi-structured interview, and additional instructional strategies were used to collect the data. To determine students’ academic achievements, the scores obtained from the academic achievement test were used from a pre-test and post-test and additional instructional strategies (discussion question, reflection paper, task assignment, and quiz) were used. In addition, students’ views and satisfaction levels toward the course were examined. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, One-way ANOVA, and content analysis were used. The results of the study showed that students’ academic achievement scores showed a significant difference in terms of the additional instructional strategies. In addition, students’ evaluation scores and satisfaction levels about the learning process were high, but there was no significant difference in terms of additional instructional strategies. In the future, conducting similar studies with wider samples could be effective in terms of contributing to the relevant literature at different education levels and different disciplines.

scholarly journals EXAMINATION OF PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDING LEVELS OF KEPLER’S LAWS WITH RANKING TASK QUESTIONS

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-288
Author(s):  
Derya Çobanoğlu Aktan ◽  
Emrah Oğuzhan Dinçer
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Alternative Conceptions ◽  
Kepler's Laws ◽  
Ranking Task ◽  
Ranking Tasks ◽  
Kepler’S Laws

The purpose of this study was to investigate pre-service science teachers’ understanding levels of Kepler’s second and third laws. The participants of the study were 38 pre-service science teachers who attended introductory astronomy class in their teacher education program. The participants’ understandings of Kepler’s laws were examined by their answers to ranking tasks, which required participants to rank the situations given in the question, and then to explain the reasons behind their answers. The findings showed that the participants’ understanding levels ranged from partial understanding with alternative conceptions to sound understanding. Moreover the number of the participants with partial understanding with alternative conceptions exceeded the participants with sound understanding. The participants’ explanations to ranking tasks also indicated that although participants knew the classic statements of Kepler’s laws, they had also alternative conceptions. Five different alternative conceptions were identified from the participants’ explanations. Two of them have not been reported in previous studies. Key words: Kepler’s laws, pre-service science teachers, ranking tasks, understanding levels.

scholarly journals ATTITUDES OF PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS TOWARDS EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND THEIR SCIENCE TEACHING EFFICACY BELIEFS IN TURKEY

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-193
Author(s):  
Nail Ilhan ◽  
Zeynel Abidin Yilmaz ◽  
Hülya Dede
Keyword(s):  
Science Teaching ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teaching Efficacy ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Efficacy Belief ◽  
Science Teaching Efficacy

One of the most necessary teaching competencies for science teachers concerns their self-efficacy belief. It is also necessary for teachers to benefit from educational research in order to develop their science teaching efficacy beliefs. However, studies are restricted. This study aims to analyze the attitudes of pre-service science teachers towards educational research and their science teaching efficacy beliefs, and the relationship between the two variables according to some demographical (academic achievement, gender, and the type of high school they attended). The study was conducted according to the survey research design. Sample of the study includes 517 pre-service science teachers (final year students) at five different universities in Turkey. ‘Teachers Attitude Scale towards Educational Research [TASTER]’ and ‘Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument [STEBI]’ were used as data collection tools. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 18.0. Analysis of the data has revealed that there is a relationship between the attitudes of the pre-service science teachers towards educational research and their science teaching efficacy belief. Key words: attitude, educational research, self-efficacy, pre-service science teacher.

scholarly journals PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS’ CONCEPTIONS OF THE "CONDUCTION OF HEAT IN SOLIDS"

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-174
Author(s):  
Tülay Şenel Çoruhlu
Keyword(s):  
Science Teachers ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Service Science ◽  
First Year ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

There has been various researchers focus on “heat transfer". "Convection, radiation and conduction" discussed as mere elements of the wider object of analysis in these research. Given the lack of sufficient emphasis on conduction in solids, no cross age research conducted with pre-service science teachers supported by drawings, interviews, and open-ended questions could be found. Employing a cross-age design, this research determined pre-service science teachers' (PSTs’) conceptions in the "conduction of heat in solid". The sample group of the research consists of 257 PSTs (first year student-n=55; second year student-n=76, third year student-n=56, and fourth year student-n=70) selected from Department of Science Education in Fatih Faculty of Education at the Karadeniz Technical University in the city of Trabzon in Turkey. Conceptual understanding test and semi-structured interview were used in the data collection process. The test including two questions was administered to 257 PSTs from different years. Semi-structured interview including one question was conducted with 16 voluntary PSTs (4 students from each grade level). The research found that PSTs had difficulties in terms of describing and showing the movement of the particles of solid under the impact of heat. In the light of the findings, it can be suggested that animations should be used to the teaching of the movement of the particles under the impact of heat. Keywords: cross-age study, conduction of heat in solid, pre-service science teachers.

scholarly journals Pre-Service Science Teachers’ Assessment of Supported Teaching in School

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (32) ◽  
pp. 257
Author(s):  
Isaac Sonful Coffie ◽  
Nutifafa Godson Doe ◽  
Jonah Addai Tabi
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
The Impact

Ghana is currently running a new teacher education program for the training of teachers at the pre-tertiary level. At the heart of the new national teacher education program is Supported Teaching in School (STS), the practical school-based component of the teacher education program embedded throughout the whole 4-years. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of STS in pre-service teacher preparation and identify any possible challenges associated with the program. The study adopted qualitative a case study design, with the main instruments for data collection being interviews and documentary analysis. Data collection was done through individual and focus group interviews, and documentary analysis of Student Reflective Journals. Individual interviews were conducted for six pre-service science teachers and the focus group interview was made up of four pre-service teachers using the Ishikawa or fishbone tool. From the analysis of data done using “topological analysis,” it was revealed that supported teaching in school is impacting on the pre-service preparation in; real classroom exposure giving them firsthand experience of the classroom situation; lesson planning and delivery; teacher professionalism as the pre-service teachers now exposed to traits of the teaching profession and qualities of a good teacher; and classroom management for effective lesson delivery. Particular challenges such as mentor-mentee relationship, lack of proper planning, and insufficient time for observation were identified to militate against the program. It is recommended that, appropriate training and incentives should be given to the mentors to prepare them adequately for the program.

scholarly journals Investigation of Pre-service Science Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-157
Author(s):  
Aslı Saylan Kırmızıgul ◽  
Oktay Bektas
Keyword(s):  
Science Teachers ◽  
Epistemological Beliefs ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Epistemological Belief ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Development Levels ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Innate Ability

The study aims to determine pre-service science teachers’ epistemological beliefs. For this purpose, the research was carried out with the participation of five fourth grade pre-service science teachers enrolled at the education faculty of a university in Kayseri during the 2014-2015 spring semester. Phenomenology design was used and a semi-structured interview including 13 items was conducted for the data collection. The qualitative data were analyzed via content analysis by developing codes and themes based on the five epistemological belief categories. According to the findings, the pre-service science teachers’ epistemological belief categories can be put in order from the most sophisticated to the most naive as follows: ‘Omniscient authority’, ‘Certain knowledge and quick learning’, ‘Simple knowledge’, and ‘Innate ability’. The findings indicated that epistemological beliefs of the participants may be at different development levels for each category. Since they reflect the individual differences, epistemological beliefs should not be ignored in developing a program and in determining classroom activities. PSTs should acquire the necessary information about epistemological beliefs during their undergraduate in order to use effective teaching methods, assessment and evaluation techniques, and teaching materials, know how to manage the classroom and what the students should focus on during the learning process, and be aware of their students’ misconceptions in the future. Keywords: epistemological beliefs; pre-service science teachers; qualitative study; phenomenology

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