scholarly journals DO LABORATORY ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTE TO A CONTEMPORARY CONCEPTION OF SCIENCE IN INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING?

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (32) ◽  
pp. 983-995
Author(s):  
K. VALENCIA ◽  
V. SANJOSÉ ◽  
T. TORRES
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Nature Of Science ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Laboratory Activities ◽  
Science Teacher Training ◽  
Undergraduate Programs

In this study, It was analyzed the implementation of laboratory activities in the pre-service science teacher’s training and how they contribute to the construction of a contemporary epistemic vision of the nature of science. A cross-sectional study was developed in two different undergraduate programs of pre-service science teacher training in a university in Colombia of. We analyzed the way laboratory activities are developed in nine science subjects of physics, chemistry, and biology, apart from the first to the eight semesters of the curriculum (10 semesters in total). Results indicate that the laboratory activities focused on the development of pre-defined techniques and procedures, giving little prominence to creativity, doubt, discussion, planning, and application, even though they are also characteristic activities of scientific work. This kind of laboratory activities does not seem to favor th e construction of a contemporary conception of the nature of science in future science teachers.

scholarly journals VIEWS OF A GROUP OF PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS ON THE USE OF EXPERIMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN SCIENCE TEACHING

2017 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 525-534
Author(s):  
Elaine A. Colagrande ◽  
Simone Alves de Assis Martorano ◽  
Agnaldo Arroio
Keyword(s):  
Science Teacher ◽  
Nature Of Science ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Science Teacher Education ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Course Work ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Science Teacher Training ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Science Classes

Teachers often consider experimental activities to be fundamental to the teaching of scientific concepts. However, there are different views about their purpose in science classes; these views are linked to teachers' different understandings of the construction of scientific knowledge. It was analyzed the views of 19 pre-service science teachers (PST) on the use of experimental activities in science classes. These PSTs were enrolled in the subject of science teacher training course of a Brazilian federal university. In their course work, the PSTS were organized into groups and they participated in a pedagogical activity during which they reported their views on two experimental scripts. They answered questions about how they would use these experiments in the future. The activity occurred in two stages: the first was before studying texts on the nature of science with an emphasis on the role of experimentation in the foundation of hypotheses; the second stage was after this. The data analysis was performed using the content analysis technique. The results suggest the importance of debates and deep themes in training courses for science teachers, so that experimental activities are not seen reductively and only as ways to motivate classes or to complement theory, but rather as potential aids in the construction of scientific meaning. Keywords: experimental activities, nature of science, teacher education.

scholarly journals A epistemologia de Ludwik Fleck na formação de professores de Ciências: um estudo de revisão de literatura das produções em programas de pós-graduação stricto sensu

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Diego de Souza ◽  
Eloiza Aparecida Silva Avila de Matos
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Science Teacher ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Ludwik Fleck ◽  
Review Study ◽  
Science Teacher Training

Resumo: Este artigo insere-se nas discussões em torno da Formação de Professores de Ciências e busca responder a seguinte problemática: Em que contextos a Epistemologia de Fleck contribui para refletirmos sobre a formação de professores de ciências? O referencial teórico de Ludwik Fleck (1896 – 1961) apresenta a construção contínua da ciência na perspectiva sócio histórica tendo em vista o caráter colaborativo deste processo, indagando todos os pressupostos que permeiam o fazer científico e questionando o caráter acumulativo da ciência moderna. Nesse sentido, este trabalho articula o arcabouço teórico de Fleck à formação docente e apresenta as contribuições das pesquisas em programas de pós-graduação stricto sensu sobre a importância deste referencial para uma maior compreensão da formação de professores de ciências. Palavras-chave: Formação Docente. Ludwik Fleck. Ensino de Ciências. THE LUDWIK FLECK’S EPISTEMOLOGY IN SCIENCE TEACHER TRAINING: A LITERATURE REVIEW STUDY OF PRODUCTIONS IN STRICTO SENSU POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS Abstract: This article is part of the discussions around Science teacher training and aims to answer the following question: in what contexts Fleck’s Epistemology contributes to reflect on the training of Science teachers? The theoretical framework of Ludwik Fleck (1896 - 1961) shows the continued construction of science in social and historical perspective given the collaborative nature of this process, questioning all assumptions that permeate the scientific work and questioning the cumulative character of modern science. In this sense, this work brings together Fleck’s theoretical framework and teacher training, as well as presents the contributions of research carried on in stricto sensu postgraduate programs on the importance of this reference for a greater understanding of training concerning Science teachers. Keywords: Teacher Training. Ludwik Fleck. Science Teaching.

scholarly journals SOCIOSCIENTIFIC ISSUES AND PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS’ BIOETHICAL VALUES

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 640-656
Author(s):  
Duygu Turgut ◽  
Zeha Yakar
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Know How ◽  
Class Level ◽  
Teacher Training Programs ◽  
Science Teacher Training ◽  
Genetic Interventions ◽  
And Control

Considering the recent rapid developments in science and technology, it is quite important for individuals to be able to make decisions about their own future and their children's future for the society in which they live and to know how to establish a balance of risk and decision. For this reason, teacher training programs should be planned to internalize pre-service teachers' awareness of responsibility. Regarding this point, the development of pre-service science teachers' bioethical values was examined on a class level basis using survey research. Research sample consisted total of 286 pre-service teachers of Science Teacher Training Program. Bioethical Values Questionnaire was applied to determine pre-service teachers’ bioethical values. As a result of analyses, it was determined that pre-service teachers’ bioethical values increased according to their class levels they attended. It was stated that pre-service science teachers’ bioethical values related to sub-dimensions of “Benefits of Biotechnology Applications”, “Science and Ethics”, “Reproductive Technologies and Cloning” and “Control of Genetic Interventions” were increased based on participants’ class levels. In addition, the results of the study revealed that pre-service teachers also had some concerns about the benefits of biotechnology applications. Keywords: bioethics level, science teaching, pre-service science teachers, socio-scientific issues

scholarly journals Correlation Between Pre-Service Science Teacher Laboratory Self-Efficacy And Science Process Skills In Laboratory Activities

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeni Widiyawati ◽  
Dwi Septiana Sari
Keyword(s):  
Science Teacher ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Process Skills ◽  
Science Process Skills ◽  
Laboratory Activities ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

<em>Laboratory self-efficacy and science process skills are the key variables that need to be measured to show it’s a correlation. These variables will determine their career as a science teacher. Pre-service science teacher must have the skills to explain the natural objects and phenomena holistically and integrative. So that, the aims of this research was to 1) reveals the laboratory self-efficacy of, 2) identify science process skills level of and 3)identify the correlation between laboratory self-efficacy and science process skills of pre-service science teacher under laboratory activities. Quantitative-descriptive, scanning models were used to collect the data. Laboratory self-efficacy scale was developed of level, strength, and generality components. Documentation and observation techniques were used to collect the science process skills data. Bandura’s theory was adopted in self-efficacy Laboratory self-efficacy scale. Mean of laboratory self-efficacy of pre-service science teachers were in moderate level while their science process skills were at a low level. Spearman Rank test showed a significant correlation between these two variables. In the other hand. Regression test showed that laboratory self-efficacy does not significantly determine the pre-service science teacher science process skills’.</em>

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