Primary teachers' particle ideas and explanations of physical phenomena: the effect of an in-service training course.

Autor/inn/en	Papageorgiou, George; Stamovlasis, Dimitrios; Johnson, Phil Michael
Titel	Primary teachers' particle ideas and explanations of physical phenomena: the effect of an in-service training course.
Quelle	In: International journal of science education, 32 (2010) 5, S. 629-652Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1464-5289
DOI	10.1080/09500690902738016
URN	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-220802
Schlagwörter	Grundschule; Lehrer; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Berufliche Fortbildung; Griechenland
Abstract	This paper presents a study concerning Greek primary school teachers' (n=162) ideas about the particulate nature of matter and their explanations of physical phenomena. The study took place during an in-service training course where the effectiveness of a specially designed intervention was tested. A key feature was an approach based on the concept of a substance and its states rather than 'solids, liquids and gases'. Pre-intervention, the teachers held misconceptions similar to those of pupils. Also, there seemed to be some relationship between the teachers' particle model ideas and their explanations of phenomena. Post-intervention, the teachers' descriptions and explanations were found to be significantly improved, with almost zero correlation between pre and post intervention scores. Implications for science education are discussed.
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2021/1