The Relationship between Preservice Science Teachers' Attitude toward Astronomy and Their Understanding of Basic Astronomy Concepts

Autor/in	Bektasli, Behzat
Titel	The Relationship between Preservice Science Teachers' Attitude toward Astronomy and Their Understanding of Basic Astronomy Concepts
Quelle	In: International Journal of Progressive Education, 12 (2016) 1, S.108-116 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-5210
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Astronomy; Scientific Concepts; Schematic Studies; Undergraduate Students; Misconceptions; Interviews; Student Teacher Attitudes; Attitude Measures; Correlation; Spatial Ability; Space Sciences; Scientific Literacy; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Astronomie; Schematheorie; Missverständnis; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Korrelation; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	Turkish preservice science teachers have been taking a two-credit astronomy class during the last semester of their undergraduate program since 2010. The current study aims to investigate the relationship between preservice science teachers' astronomy misconceptions and their attitudes toward astronomy. Preservice science teachers were given an Astronomy Attitude Test and a conceptual test at the beginning of their astronomy course. Three students from each of three attitude levels (low, medium, and high) were selected for interviews and asked to explain their conceptual test responses in depth. Generally, low-attitude students had more misconceptions and gave non-scientific, low-level explanations, whereas middle- and high-attitude students gave more scientific explanations. The results suggest that students develop negative attitudes about a subject in which they lack knowledge. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: http://www.inased.org/ijpe.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01