ERIC Number: EJ1037581
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Dec
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1571-0068
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Inquiring into My Science Teaching through Action Research: A Case Study on One Pre-Service Teacher's Inquiry-Based Science Teaching and Self-Efficacy
Soprano, Kristina; Yang, Li-Ling
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, v11 n6 p1351-1368 Dec 2013
This case study reports the effects of a cooperative learning field experience on a pre-service teacher's views of inquiry-based science and her science teaching self-efficacy. Framed by an action research model, this study examined (a) the pre-service teacher's developing understanding of inquiry-based science teaching and learning throughout the planning and implementation phases of the field experience and (b) the pre-service teacher's inquiry-based science teaching self-efficacy beliefs prior to and after the field experience. The pre-service teacher's self-reflections before and after the field experience, video reflections, and results from the Personal Science Teaching Efficacy, a subscale on the Science Teaching Expectancy Belief Instrument-form B, were analyzed in this study. The findings revealed that (a) the pre-service teacher's understanding of inquiry-based science teaching and learning was developed and enhanced through the planning and teaching phases of the field experience and (b) the pre-service teacher's science teaching self-efficacy beliefs were improved as a result of a stronger appreciation and understanding of inquiry-based science teaching and learning. Further, the significance of this study suggests the use of cooperative inquiry-based field experiences and pre-service teacher action research by teacher education programs as means to deepening understanding of inquiry-based science instruction and increasing self-efficacy for such teaching.
Descriptors: Case Studies, Action Research, Self Efficacy, Science Instruction, Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Learning Processes, Field Experience Programs, Student Teaching, Video Technology, Measures (Individuals), Teacher Education Programs, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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