ERIC Number: EJ1161806
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Oct
Pages: 12
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Pre-Service Teachers' Attitudes toward Teaching Science and Their Science Learning at Indonesia Open University
Suprapto, Nadi; Mursid, Ali
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, v18 n4 Article 5 p66-77 Oct 2017
This study focuses on attitudes toward (teaching) science and the learning of science for primary school among pre-service teachers at the Open University of Indonesia. A three-year longitudinal survey was conducted, involving 379 students as pre-service teachers (PSTs) from the Open University in Surabaya regional office. Attitudes toward (teaching) science' (ATS) instrument was used to portray PSTs' preparation for becoming primary school teachers. Data analyses were used, including descriptive analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The model fit of the attitudes toward (teaching) science can be described from seven dimensions: self-efficacy for teaching science, the relevance of teaching science, gender-stereotypical beliefs, anxiety in teaching science, the difficulty of teaching science, perceived dependency on contextual factors, and enjoyment in teaching science. The results of the research also described science learning at the Open University of Indonesia looks like. Implications for primary teacher education are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Open Universities, Science Instruction, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Factor Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Student Surveys, Self Efficacy, Relevance (Education), Sex Stereotypes, Anxiety, Difficulty Level, Context Effect, Psychological Patterns
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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