کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
374205 622481 2012 14 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Disclosing biology teachers’ beliefs about biotechnology and biotechnology education
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم اجتماعی آموزش
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Disclosing biology teachers’ beliefs about biotechnology and biotechnology education
چکیده انگلیسی

Teachers have been shown to frequently avoid addressing biotechnology topics. Aiming to understand the extent to which teachers’ scarce engagement in biotechnology teaching is influenced by their beliefs and/or by extrinsic constraints, such as practical limitations, this study evaluates biology teachers’ beliefs about biotechnology and biotechnology teaching. The findings of a survey administered to 93 secondary school teachers reveal that, in spite of holding positive beliefs about biotechnology, teachers overestimate the obstacles presented at biotechnology teaching, particularly concerning material and resource limitations. Implications of these findings for teacher training program design are discussed.


► Teacher beliefs are not determined by age, teaching experience and qualifications.
► Teachers overestimate practical limitations in biotechnology education.
► Currently available innovative educational resources are underexplored by teachers.
► Teacher adaptation of instructional materials can improve biotechnology teaching.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Teaching and Teacher Education - Volume 28, Issue 3, April 2012, Pages 368–381
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