ERIC Number: EJ1417642
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-2301-251X
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Primary School Teachers' Attitudes Towards Experimentation in Physics Teaching
European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, v12 n1 p60-70 2024
The physics' subject aims to provide the student with a broad understanding of the physical phenomena that occur around them every day and introduce them to the scientific search. The use of experiments in the teaching of the subject contributes to the understanding of these phenomena, the development of skills and critical thinking and has many benefits for the emotional, social and psychomotor fields of the students. In total, 178 primary school teachers who have taught physics from West Greece, were enrolled in our study. All participants completed a questionnaire electronically, based on teachers' attitudes towards physics teaching on specific factors. No differences were found between genders, teachers' attitudes towards the use of physics experiments are not affected by their years of service with minor exceptions, while teachers develop more positive attitudes towards experiments over the years of teaching physics. Moreover, teachers' field of study plays an important role on their attitudes towards experiments, there are no differences to the age group of teachers and their attitude towards the use of experiments in the teaching of physics with an exception. Though further research is needed, our questionnaire helps to identify factors that affect teachers' attitudes towards performing experiments in physics teaching.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Physics, Foreign Countries, Science Experiments
European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. Eastern Mediterranean University, Farnagusta, TRNC, Mersin 10, Turkey. e-mail: editor@scimath.net; Web site: http://www.scimath.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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