Investigating Science Misconceptions of Pre-service Early Childhood Education teachers at the Lebanese University, Faculty of Education

Eman SHAABAN; İmane ABOU ALI; Hanadi CHATILA

Makale detayları

Investigating Science Misconceptions of Pre-service Early Childhood Education teachers at the Lebanese University, Faculty of Education

Yazarlar:

Eman SHAABAN | İmane ABOU ALI | Hanadi CHATILA

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences 2019 Vol.15, pp.55-64

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000658083

Özet:

 

Teacher preparation programs aim mainly to develop both pedagogical and content knowledge of pre-service teachers. Graduate teachers should master all concepts and approaches related to their teaching field. In the Lebanese context Early Childhood Education (ECE) graduates should be able to teach languages, science and math from Kindergarten to grade 3 (K-3). As science educators at the Lebanese University, Faculty of Education, the researchers noticed that ECE pre-service teachers lack mastery in basic scientific concepts. This research aims to identify science misconceptions, compare ECE pre-service science teachers’ conceptions over the three years, and propose new strategies and techniques to overcome any misconceptions. For this purpose 150 pre-service ECE teachers distributed over the three year of the ECE preparation program completed an open ended questionnaire to merge their conceptions. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the data collected was performed. Results show that pre-service ECE teachers hold major scientific misconceptions over the three years in all science related areas.

Makale detayları

Investigating Science Misconceptions of Pre-service Early Childhood Education teachers at the Lebanese University, Faculty of Education

Yazarlar: Eman SHAABAN | İmane ABOU ALI | Hanadi CHATILA

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi: The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences 2019 Vol.15, pp.55-64

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2019

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000658083

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Eman SHAABAN | İmane ABOU ALI | Hanadi CHATILA

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences 2019 Vol.15, pp.55-64

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000658083