ERIC Number: EJ1299911
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 27
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Epistemological Conceptions in Teacher Education: A Study with Students from Luanda
Victor, Eufrásia Corrêa; Costa, Maria Conceição; Bonito, Jorge
International Journal of Research in Education and Science, v7 n2 p479-504 2021
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.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Epistemology, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Beliefs, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, History Instruction, Geography Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Scientific Principles, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
International Journal of Research in Education and Science. Necmettin Erbakan University, Ahmet Kelesoglu Education Faculty, Meram, Konya 42090 Turkey. e-mail: ijresoffice@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.ijres.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Grade 10; High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 11; Grade 12
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Angola
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