A Study of Current and Desired State of Physics Education in Iranian Female Secondary Schools

Autor/inn/en	Liaghatdar, Mohammad J.; Soltani, Asghar; Shojaei, Rashin; Siadat, Ali
Titel	A Study of Current and Desired State of Physics Education in Iranian Female Secondary Schools
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 5 (2012) 1, S.50-56 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Science Teachers; Physics; Teacher Competencies; Females; Secondary School Teachers; Women Faculty; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Teaching Skills; Technology Uses in Education; Teacher Attitudes; Educational Resources; Teacher Education; Foreign Countries; Student Motivation; Secondary School Science; Secondary School Students; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Physik; Lehrkunst; Weibliches Geschlecht; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Lehrerverhalten; Bildungsmittel; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Ausland; Schulische Motivation; Sekundarschüler
Abstract	This study has examined the characteristics of physics teachers, their professional competences, supplies of equipments and technologies, appropriate textbooks and motivational factors in students' learning of physics from female physics teacher's points of view. The population included all female physics teachers in Isfahan city and a total of 88 teachers were selected as sample of study. The study was a descriptive survey that used researcher made questionnaire consists of 46 items. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for this scale was set to be 0.95. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, t-tests and ANOVA test were used. The results showed that in the present state, physics teachers have a low level of scientific knowledge. In terms of professional skills, their abilities were average and educational equipments and technologies were available at low level. Moreover the satisfaction of female physics teachers of books and educational texts was moderate. Meanwhile, the motivation for learning the lessons of physics was moderate. Also the results in desired state showed that all components of study could be effective in learning physics. Accordingly, it is recommended to enhance learning and teaching physics education, school should be equipped to supplies and technologies for teaching physics, including virtual laboratory. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01