USEFULITY ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGY EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE COURSES IN TEACHING PROFESSION

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 55-67
Author(s):  
Buket KOYUNCU ◽  
Tahir ATICI
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Field Education ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Biology Teachers ◽  
General Biology ◽  
Education Courses ◽  
General Culture

The undergraduate education program given depending on the higher education programs is an important factor in the teacher's professional life. Common programs determined by YÖK are applied to teacher candidates in education faculties. The aim of this study is to measure the contribution of the courses in the program to biology teachers in their professional life and to produce new alternatives in the light of the data obtained. In this context, a Likert-type questionnaire consisting of three separate courses as "Vocational Courses", "Field Education Courses", "General Culture Courses" and containing approximately 40 different courses was prepared by taking the expert opinion. Participants were asked to rate the lessons according to the importance of contribution in professional life. Participants consist of biology teachers who are graduates of Faculty of Education and Faculty of Science, who work effectively in their professional life. Participants were reached through digital media and this study was conducted with approximately 160 teachers. According to the study data, among the Vocational Knowledge Courses, the most beneficial lesson is "Teaching Practice". Most of the participants think that this course makes a positive contribution to their professional life. Accordingly, the course hours of this course can be increased. Educational sciences courses are generally carried out theoretically in faculties other than this course, but as can be seen, the effect of applied courses is also great. When looking at the courses that made the most contribution in the "Field Education Courses" section, "General Biology Laboratory", "Zoology Laboratory" and "General Biology" were seen. However, herbarium studies have been proposed in "Cryptogamea" and other plant lessons. It is recommended to add "Field Studies", which is generally accepted as an application within the course in departments, to the curriculum as a course. In the last section, "General Culture Courses", the most contributing course is "Information Technologies Course". In our changing and developing world, this result can be predicted since we cannot consider information technologies and education separately.

Effect of Inquiry-Based Biology Laboratory Applications on Scientific Process Skills, Attitude, Self-Efficacy and Self-Confidence

2021 ◽  
pp. 15-29
Author(s):  
Dilek Sultan Acarli ◽  
Sevilay Dervişoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Process Skills ◽  
Guided Inquiry ◽  
Scientific Process ◽  
Biology Teachers ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Inquiry Approach ◽  
Biology Laboratory

This study examined the effects of inquiry-based biology laboratory applications on pre-service biology teachers’ scientific process skills, attitudes, self-efficacy, and self-confidence in the laboratory. In this context, many related tests and scales were applied to first-year students of biology education (N=25). The research adopted the pre-test and post-test control group model. The results showed that laboratory practices based on both the corroborative and the guided inquiry approach increase the scientific process skills of the prospective teachers. Guided inquiry-based laboratory practices have increased the attitudes of pre-service biology teachers toward laboratory lessons. However, self-efficacy and self-confidence of the pre-service teachers taking part in corroborative laboratory practices increased, while guided inquiry methods did not have a significant effect on self-efficacy and self-confidence. The findings of the study highlighted the importance of a guided inquiry approach in the laboratory applications related training of pre-service biology teachers.

scholarly journals PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ COGNITIVE CONSTRUCTS REGARDING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES ACADEMICIANS

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Ramazanoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Field Education ◽  
Sequential Design ◽  
Good Information ◽  
Repertory Grid Technique ◽  
Cognitive Constructs ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Grid Technique ◽  
The Relationship

This paper focuses on revealing and modeling the cognitive constructs of pre-service teachers regarding the characteristics of a good IT academician. The research was carried out via the exploratory sequential design with the participation of 42 volunteer pre-service teachers enrolled in the Department of Computer and Instructional Technology. The data were obtained through the structured interview according to the repertory grid technique. The data obtained were analysed by taking into consideration similarities and common features. 426 cognitive constructs were found. Cognitive constructs were collected under 11 sub-categories. These categories were also divided into three main categories: attitudes and values, professional knowledge, and professional skills. As a result, essential constructs within the model of a good academician include the relationship among students, knowledge of field education, and field knowledge. The model revealed a whole set of characteristics rather than a few characteristics of a good IT academician. The model can be used to evaluate IT academicians and to explain the relationship among their characteristics.

scholarly journals Information Technologies for Biology Education: Computerized Electrophysiology of Plant Cells

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilma KISNIERIENE ◽  
Kastytis BEITAS ◽  
Vidmantas SAKALAUSKAS ◽  
Algis DAKTARIUNAS
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Plant Cells ◽  
Biology Education

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTATION OF 3D SOFTWARE TOWARDS REPRESENTATION MICROSCOPIC AND SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE OF PROSPECTIVE BIOLOGY TEACHERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Diki Muhamad Chaidir ◽  
Purwati Kuswarini Suprapto
Keyword(s):  
Biology Education ◽  
Plant Anatomy ◽  
Biology Teachers ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Spatial Intelligence ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
3D Software ◽  
Academic Year

The aim of this research is to find out the differences in spatial intelligence and microscopic representation of prospective biology teachers in 3D software lectures on plant anatomy using Blender and 3DS Max applications. The research method used was quasi-experimental using the research design of The Matching Only Pretest-Posttest group design group. The population in this study is a prospective biology teacher in the department of biology education faculty of teaching and educational sciences in the academic year 2017/2018 at Siliwangi University who contracted the course of plant anatomy. Sampling is done by purposive sampling techniques as many as 2 classes by looking at the level of activeness in the same learning process. The results showed both classes showed a low spatial intelligence N-Gain category, as well as getting an average value of microscopic representation with a score of 3.7 for the use of 3Ds Max and 3.82 for Blender. The conclusion of this study is that there is no difference in spatial intelligence and microscopic representation of students, in addition students are still having difficulty for those who use max 3Ds software, because it requires a high enough computer specification, so the use of 3-dimensional blender application is more recommended used for aspiring biology teachers who want to make 3D forms of biological objects especially plant anatomy.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Feasibility and Path of the Integration of “Curriculum Ideological and Political Education” Concepts and College Martial Arts Subjects in the Background of the New Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongzhuang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Ideological And Political Education ◽  
Political Education ◽  
New Era ◽  
College Curriculum ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Collaborative Education ◽  
Education Courses

With the development of my country's big data, cloud computing and other information technologies, college curriculum ideological and political education is accelerating the innovation and development, and the promotion of the integration and synergy of curriculum ideological and political education and specific disciplines is also the focus of current higher education. Based on the particularity of martial arts courses, martial arts culture plays an important role in guiding and regulating the development of courses. Among college physical education courses, martial arts courses are also the closest ideological and political courses. Based on this, this article uses literature method, interview method and other research methods to explore the new era background, feasibility and path of the integration of ideological and political elements and college martial arts discipline literacy. It is hoped that based on the above analysis, we will build a new era of college martial arts. Disciplinary development, comprehensive implementation of the university’s goal of "Leading Morality and Cultivating People", and providing suggestions and suggestions for collaborative education.

scholarly journals An Examination of the Congruency between the University Teacher Training Contents and Secondary School Contents in Tanzania: The Case of Sokoine University of Agriculture

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Sotco Claudius Komba ◽  
Sarah Vincent Chiwamba
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
The University ◽  
University Teacher Training ◽  
Education Courses

<p>It is ideally expected that after student teachers have gone through comprehensive curricula contents, they should possess the necessary competences and skills to enable them deliver effectively as teachers. However, some student teachers in Tanzania have expressed their concerns that some of the contents found in the curricula for teacher training programmes do not link with the contents taught in secondary schools. Therefore, this study was designed to examine the congruency between the contents student teachers cover during their studies at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), one of the Tanzanian teacher training institutions, and contents taught in Tanzanian secondary schools. The study involved a randomly obtained sample of 181 third year students, pursuing various teacher education degree programmes. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design in which a set of questionnaire, which consisted of both open and closed-ended questions, was administered to the sampled respondents. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS in which frequencies and percentages of responses to the questions presented in the questionnaire were computed to answer research questions advanced for this study. The findings were as follows: First, the majority (66.9%) of student teachers felt that there was a congruency between the University contents and secondary school contents and about one third (33.1%) of student teachers felt that the congruency did not exist. Secondly, the majority (95%) of student teachers felt that the contents of education courses taught at the University were applicable in real school situations and the minority (5%) did not feel so. Third, the majority (91.7%) of student teachers felt that the teacher training programmes offered at SUA had enabled them to acquire sufficient classroom teaching skills and basic theories in education. Fourth, some challenges facing teacher training programmes offered at SUA, as reported by the respondents, included irrelevant contents in some university courses, inadequate infrastructures, and lack of opportunities for practice, to mention but a few. Based on these findings, it is recommended that whenever an opportunity to review the existing teacher training programmes comes, the exercise should be preceded with needs analysis to help determine if the existing programmes adequately address the needs of the teaching profession for which the student teachers are being prepared.</p>

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF PROSPECTIVE BIOLOGY TEACHER CAPABILITIES IN ACQUIRING THE LEARNING CONCEPTS AND BIOLOGY SCIENCE MATERIALS IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Kurnia Ningsih
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Junior High Schools ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Biology Teachers ◽  
Average Value

This study was aimed to analyse the ability of prospective Biology teachers to master the learning concepts and Biology Science materials in Junior High Schools. The used method in this study was a descriptive analysis, involving some prospective teachers (the students who were taking micro-teaching courses (PPL-1) in even semester of 2017/2018 academic year) in the Biology Education Study Programme FKIP Untan, as the research subjects. A total of 30 university students with GPA ≥ 3.00 were randomly selected. The instrument in this study was an ability assessment of learning concepts and materials of Biology Science in junior high schools. The data analysis was done in descriptively qualitative and quantitative methods; including data collection, data reduction, data presentation, data analysis using means and percentages, and conclusions eventually. The results showed that the prospective Biology teachers in mastering the concept of learning obtained an average value of 76.89 with A, B, and C grades respectively, 46.67%, 40.00%, and 13.33%. For mastering the biology science concept, it was obtained an average value of 75.73 with grade A, B, and C respectively, 33.33%, 46.67%, and 20.00%. It was certainly concluded that the ability of prospective biology teachers in mastering the concepts of learning and the materials of Biology Science was classified into the good category.

EPICT

2010 ◽  
pp. 147-161
Author(s):  
Katalin Csoma
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Development ◽  
Present State ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Empowering Teachers ◽  
Hungarian Experience ◽  
The Bologna Process ◽  
European Harmonization

This case aims at introducing international professional audiences to a transnational teacher development program, the European Pedagogical ICT License (EPICT), empowering teachers to use information technologies with greater efficiency in their everyday practice. Beyond introducing the program through the Hungarian experience, the present state of teacher training will be discussed, under transformation in line with the Bologna process and the joint European harmonization of education systems. It will be examined how alternative forms of learning and networking bring about changes to the teaching profession in Europe and other affiliated countries.

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