Pre-Service Biology Teachers' Perceptions on the Instruction of Socio-Scientific Issues in the Curriculum

Autor/in	Kara, Yilmaz
Titel	Pre-Service Biology Teachers' Perceptions on the Instruction of Socio-Scientific Issues in the Curriculum
Quelle	In: European Journal of Teacher Education, 35 (2012) 1, S.111-129 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0261-9768
DOI	10.1080/02619768.2011.633999
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teacher Education; Self Efficacy; Biology; Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; Likert Scales; Science Education; Curriculum Development; Secondary Education; Science Teachers; Science Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Biologie; Ausland; Likert-Skala; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Sekundarbereich; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Abstract	The work presented here represents a preliminary attempt to address the role of teachers in supporting students' learning on socio-scientific issues (SSI) by characterising pre-service biology teachers' perceptions and adaptation of curriculum and identifying factors that serve to mediate this process. A hundred and two undergraduate pre-service biology teachers took part in this study over the course of one semester. The teacher candidates (72% female) completed a questionnaire comprising Likert-type and open-ended questions. The results indicated that the teacher candidates perceived a need to address SSI positively. Pre-service teachers had moderate personal teaching efficacy beliefs related to teaching about SSI. They also identified the lack of instructional time and the unavailability of relevant materials as the primary obstacles hindering the teaching of SSI. The implications for teacher education and the design of curriculum materials with respect to SSI are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10