Epistemological Conceptions in Teacher Education: A Study with Students from Luanda

Epistemology plays an important role in detecting learning difficulties in a given field of knowledge and in directing strategies to eliminate them. This quantitative study aimed to get to know the perceptions of 624 students, related to the nature of science and science teaching and learning. The c...

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Published inInternational Journal of Research in Education and Science Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 479 - 505
Main Authors Victor, Eufrásia Corrêa, Costa, Maria Conceição, Bonito, Jorge
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published International Journal of Research in Education and Science 01.04.2021
Subjects
Beliefs
Biology
Chemistry
Epistemology
Foreign Countries
Geography Instruction
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
History Instruction
Mathematics Instruction
Physics
Preservice Teachers
Science Instruction
Scientific Principles
Student Attitudes
Teacher Education Programs
Teaching Methods
Angola
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Summary:Epistemology plays an important role in detecting learning difficulties in a given field of knowledge and in directing strategies to eliminate them. This quantitative study aimed to get to know the perceptions of 624 students, related to the nature of science and science teaching and learning. The cross-sectional survey, based on the Inventory of Teacher's Pedagogical & Scientific Beliefs (INPECIP) questionnaire, was applied to the students who attended the 10th, 11th and 12th grades of teacher training courses, in a school in Luanda. The results reveal a clear majority agreement with the theoretical and conceptual frameworks presented, in decreasing manner, from the "didactic model" through the "learning theory", the "image of Science" and the "teaching methodologies". The regression model highlights that the course attended clearly influences the epistemological conceptions of the respondents.
ISSN:2148-9955
DOI:10.46328/ijres.1759