Yazarlar |
Ahmet Kılınç
Uludağ Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Tezcan KARTAL
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Barış Eroğlu
Aksaray Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Doç. Dr. Ümit DEMİRAL
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Özlem AFACAN
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Dilber POLAT
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Mutlu Pınar DEMİRCİ GÜLER
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Özkan GÖRGÜLÜ
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Özet |
The aim of the present study was to understand the nature of teaching efficacy beliefs related to a socioscientific issue (SSI). We investigated Turkish preservice science teachers' teaching efficacy beliefs about genetically modified (GM) foods using a belief system approach. We assumed that preservice teachers' beliefs about GM foods (content knowledge, risk perceptions, moral beliefs, and religious beliefs) and their teaching efficacy beliefs about this topic constitute a belief system, and these beliefs are interrelated due to core educational beliefs. We used an exploratory mixed design to test this model. We developed and administered specific questionnaires to probe the belief system model. The sample for the quantitative part of this study included 441 preservice science teachers from eight universities. We randomly selected eight participants in this group for follow-up interviews. The results showed that preservice science teachers held moderately high teaching efficacy beliefs. Learning and teaching experiences, communication skills, vicarious experiences, emotional states, and interest in the topic were sources of this efficacy. In addition, content knowledge and risk perceptions were predictors of teaching efficacy. We believe that epistemologies based on traditional teaching and the values attached to science teaching are the core beliefs that affect the relationship between predictor variables and teaching efficacy. |
Anahtar Kelimeler |
Belief system | Preservice science teachers | Socioscientific issues | Teaching efficacy beliefs |
Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
Dergi Adı | RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION |
Dergi ISSN | 0157-244X |
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SSCI |
Dergi Grubu | Q1 |
Makale Dili | İngilizce |
Basım Tarihi | 12-2013 |
Cilt No | 43 |
Sayı | 6 |
Sayfalar | 2455 / 2475 |
Doi Numarası | 10.1007/s11165-013-9368-8 |