Are we prepared?: An assessment of preservice science teacher educators' beliefs about nature of science
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: Given the important role of science teacher educators in developing science teachers' understandings of nature of science (NOS), this study explores 15 Turkish “prospective'' science teacher educators' beliefs about NOS in the context of teacher education reform in Turkey. A reflection-oriented qualitative approach was adopted in the investigation. Data were collected through two sets of interviews with the participants and analyzed by means of cognitive maps. The analysis of data revealed that most of the participants of the study had inadequate conceptions regarding NOS. The majority of these inadequate conceptions were concentrated under two aspects of NOS: scientific method and the tentative NOS. The participants' inadequate conceptions appeared to be linked to a lack of prior reflection about NOS. The study has implications for the preservice preparation of science teacher educators, teacher education reform, and teacher thinking at both the practical and the policy levels. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Sci Ed 90:1113–1143, 2006
Source: Science Education
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20156
Author: Serhat Irez
Institution: Marmara University
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2137201031