Pre-Service Teachers' Views about Ecosystem-Based Fieldwork in Terms of the Nature of Environmental Education, Investigations, Skills and Processes

Autor/inn/en	Molefe, Leonard; Aubin, Jean-Baptiste
Titel	Pre-Service Teachers' Views about Ecosystem-Based Fieldwork in Terms of the Nature of Environmental Education, Investigations, Skills and Processes
Quelle	In: Journal of Baltic Science Education, 20 (2021) 4, S.622-638 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Molefe, Leonard) ORCID (Aubin, Jean-Baptiste)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1648-3898
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Science Teachers; Student Attitudes; Environmental Education; Ecology; Skill Development; Science Process Skills; Lifelong Learning; Critical Thinking; Problem Solving; Water; Natural Resources; Investigations + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Schülerverhalten; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Ökologie; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Kritisches Denken; Problemlösen; Wasser; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Untersuchung
Abstract	Today science teachers are expected to understand the nature of environmental education, and be competent in skills, methods, and procedures relevant to a science discipline. The purpose of this research was to explore pre-service science teachers' views with regard to environmental education, investigation conducted during a freshwater ecosystem studied, skills developed and the associated stepwise scientific process. Data were collected through a five-item questionnaire that included the characteristics of environmental education, types of scientific investigations, science process skills and the scientific process. 94 students that registered for a Bachelor of Education degree participated in this research. The results from statistical analysis of the teachers' responses showed the importance of lifelong learning, involvement of community in environmental education and development of critical and problem-solving skills. However, most teachers could not provide correct scientific investigation they conducted during the freshwater study. Although there were no correlations between the investigation, science process skills and the associated scientific process, influence of the stepwise scientific process recommended in the science curriculum was evident in the teachers' linking of form a hypothesis to observation. The findings imply that teachers face potential challenges in understanding of scientific investigations and the scientific process. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01