Primary connections in a provincial Queensland school system: relationships to science teaching self-efficacy and practices
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Article Title | Primary connections in a provincial Queensland school system: relationships to science teaching self-efficacy and practices |
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ERA Journal ID | 45094 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Albion, Peter R. (Author) and Spence, Karen G. (Author) |
Editors | Bahar, Mehmet |
Journal Title | International Journal of Environmental and Science Education |
Journal Citation | 8 (3), pp. 501-520 |
Number of Pages | 20 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | Bolu, Turkey |
ISSN | 1306-3065 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.12973/ijese.2013.215a |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.ijese.com/V8N3.htm |
Abstract | The teaching of science is important, both to meet the need for future workers in fields requiring scientific capability and to equip students for full participation in modern societies where many decisions depend upon knowledge of science. However, many teachers in Australian primary schools do not allocate science education sufficient amounts of time to achieve these outcomes. This study reports data obtained from 216 teachers in the primary schools in a provincial Australian school system. The purpose of the study was to assess the effects of existing strategies using Primary Connections for promoting science teaching and to inform future professional development strategies. Teachers reported moderate levels of self-efficacy for teaching science and a proportion reported allocating little or no time to teaching science. Both self-efficacy for science teaching and the amount of science taught were higher for teachers who had used Primary Connections curriculum materials. |
Keywords | Primary Connections; primary education; self-efficacy |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators |
390304. Primary education | |
390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy | |
Public Notes | © 2013 by iSER, International Society of Educational Research. Open access journal - This publication is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for the purposes of study, research, or review, but is subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1y79/primary-connections-in-a-provincial-queensland-school-system-relationships-to-science-teaching-self-efficacy-and-practices
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