Primary Pre-Service Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs and their Teaching and Learning Experiences

Aylin Çam

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2015.1351a

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Aylin Çam ¹ ^*

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¹ Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, TURKEY^* Corresponding Author

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The epistemological beliefs of pre-service teachers influence both their teaching experiences and their students’ content understanding. Little research has been devoted to the interaction between teachers’ epistemological beliefs and teaching practices (Schraw & Olafson, 2002). To address this gap, this study investigated primary pre-service teachers’ epistemological beliefs and their teaching and learning experiences, as well as how these relate to one another. The participants were 22 (13 females, 9 males) volunteer primary pre-service teachers. Data were collected from science learning histories, open-ended questionnaire on epistemological beliefs, classroom observation reports, lesson plans, and reflective diaries. The result showed that epistemological beliefs can be promoted by using teaching methods that focus on such beliefs.

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epistemological beliefs
pre-service teachers
science
teaching/learning experiences

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 11, Issue 2, 2015, 381-390

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Çam, A. (2015). Primary Pre-Service Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs and their Teaching and Learning Experiences. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(2), 381-390. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1351a

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Çam A. Primary Pre-Service Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs and their Teaching and Learning Experiences. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2015;11(2):381-90. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1351a

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Çam A. Primary Pre-Service Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs and their Teaching and Learning Experiences. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2015;11(2), 381-390. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1351a

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Çam, Aylin. "Primary Pre-Service Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs and their Teaching and Learning Experiences". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2015 11 no. 2 (2015): 381-390. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1351a

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Çam, A. (2015). Primary Pre-Service Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs and their Teaching and Learning Experiences. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(2), pp. 381-390. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1351a

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Çam, Aylin "Primary Pre-Service Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs and their Teaching and Learning Experiences". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 11, no. 2, 2015, pp. 381-390. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1351a