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Preservice Science Teachers' Efficacy Regarding a Socioscientific Issue: A Belief System Approach      
Yazarlar
Ahmet Kılınç
Uludağ Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Tezcan KARTAL Prof. Dr. Tezcan KARTAL
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Barış Eroğlu
Aksaray Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Ümit DEMİRAL Doç. Dr. Ümit DEMİRAL
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Özlem AFACAN Prof. Dr. Özlem AFACAN
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Dilber POLAT Prof. Dr. Dilber POLAT
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Mutlu Pınar DEMİRCİ GÜLER Prof. Dr. Mutlu Pınar DEMİRCİ GÜLER
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Özkan GÖRGÜLÜ 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
Teaching efficacy beliefs | Socioscientific issues | Belief system | Preservice science teachers
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
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 12-2013
Cilt No 43
Sayı 6
Sayfalar 2455 / 2475
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s11165-013-9368-8