Another Piece of the Puzzle: The Relationship between Beliefs and Practice in Higher Education Organic Chemistry

Autor/inn/en	Farre, Andrea Soledad; Lorenzo, Maria Gabriela
Titel	Another Piece of the Puzzle: The Relationship between Beliefs and Practice in Higher Education Organic Chemistry
Quelle	In: Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 10 (2009) 2, S.176-184 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1756-1108
DOI	10.1039/b908256p
Schlagwörter	Constructivism (Learning); Scientific Principles; Discourse Analysis; Organic Chemistry; Foreign Countries; College Science; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Teacher Attitudes; Females; Teaching Methods; Scientific Concepts; College Faculty; Argentina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Diskursanalyse; Organische Chemie; Ausland; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Lehrerverhalten; Weibliches Geschlecht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fakultät; Argentinien
Abstract	An original study about beliefs, conceptions and discourse analyses of organic chemistry teachers is presented. We used Likert questionnaires and discourse analysis to examine conceptions of the nature of science, learning and teaching at university level. A case study of four female teachers with varying experience and teacher training was performed. The results show that when teachers were asked about their beliefs, they tended to express constructivist ideas, especially about the nature of science. However, in their practical discourse, during the classes, they exhibited more traditional positions. The discourse analyses then become a powerful tool which can be considered a beliefsgate to analyse conceptions. (Contains 2 notes, 5 tables, and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10