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Turkish Prospective Chemistry Teachers’ Beliefs about Chemistry Teaching

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: International Journal of Science Education

DOI: 10.1080/09500690500439132

Authors: Yezdan Boz, Esen Uzuntiryaki

Institution: Middle East Technical University

Language: English

Topic: Science Education and Pedagogy

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1992663690

FWCI: 4.237

Cites: 54

Cited by: 47

Related to: 10