Turkish Prospective Chemistry Teachers' Beliefs about Chemistry Teaching

In order to study the beliefs of Turkish prospective chemistry teachers about teaching chemistry, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 prospective teachers. Analysis of the interviews revealed that most of the prospective teachers held intermediate (transition between constructivist and...

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Published inInternational journal of science education Vol. 28; no. 14; pp. 1647 - 1667
Main Authors Boz, Yezdan, Uzuntiryaki, Esen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 17.11.2006
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Chemistry
Constructivism (Learning)
Conventional Instruction
Cooperative Learning
Curriculum subjects: programmes and methods
Educational sciences
Exact and natural sciences
Foreign Countries
Science Instruction
Science Laboratories
Secondary School Science
Structured Interviews
Student Evaluation
Student Role
Student Teacher Attitudes
Student Teachers
Teacher Role
Teacher Student Relationship
Teaching Methods
Turkey
Turkey
Belief
Teacher
Teaching method
Chemistry
Science Education
Programme attitude
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ISSN0950-0693
1464-5289
DOI10.1080/09500690500439132

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Summary:In order to study the beliefs of Turkish prospective chemistry teachers about teaching chemistry, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 prospective teachers. Analysis of the interviews revealed that most of the prospective teachers held intermediate (transition between constructivist and traditional) beliefs about chemistry teaching. Most of the student teachers exhibited inconsistencies in their beliefs about teaching chemistry. The findings indicate the complexity of the teachers' belief systems and imply the significance of identifying prospective teachers' beliefs for the design of teacher education programs.
ISSN:0950-0693
1464-5289
DOI:10.1080/09500690500439132