Teachers' and Students' Conceptions of Good Science Teaching

Autor/inn/en	Yung, Benny Hin Wai; Zhu, Yan; Wong, Siu Ling; Cheng, Man Wai; Lo, Fei Yin
Titel	Teachers' and Students' Conceptions of Good Science Teaching
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 35 (2013) 14, S.2435-2461 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
DOI	10.1080/09500693.2011.629375
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Instructional Effectiveness; Scientific Concepts; Questionnaires; Secondary School Teachers; Secondary School Students; Correlation; Foreign Countries; Test Preparation; Student Participation; Educational Environment; Science Experiments; Factor Analysis; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Unterrichtserfolg; Fragebogen; Sekundarschüler; Korrelation; Ausland; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Faktorenanalyse; Hongkong
Abstract	Capitalizing on the comments made by teachers on videos of exemplary science teaching, a video-based survey instrument on the topic of "Density" was developed and used to investigate the conceptions of good science teaching held by 110 teachers and 4,024 year 7 students in Hong Kong. Six dimensions of good science teaching are identified from the 55-item questionnaire, namely, "focusing on science learning", "facilitating students' understanding", "encouraging students' involvement", "creating conducive environment", "encouraging active experimentation" and "preparing students for exam (PSE)". Significant gaps between teachers' and students' conceptions on certain dimensions have been revealed. The inconsistency on the dimension "PSE" is particularly evident and possible reasons for the phenomenon are suggested. This study raises the important questions of how the gap can be addressed, and who is to change in order to close the gaps. Answers to these questions have huge implications for teacher education and teacher professional development. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10