Disclosing biology teachers' beliefs about biotechnology and biotechnology education

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2012

Autores

Maria Joao Fonseca (Autor) Outra; Patricio Costa (Autor) FPCEUP; Leonor Lencastre (Autor) FPCEUP; Fernando Tavares (Autor) FCUP

Revista

Título: Teaching and Teacher Education

Vol. 28 Nº 3

Páginas: 368-381

ISSN: 0742-051X

Editora: Elsevier

Indexação

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Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências sociais > Ciências da educação

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-002-BVH

DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2011.11.007

Abstract (EN): Teachers have been shown to frequently avoid addressing biotechnology topics. Aiming to understand the extent to which teachers' scarce engagement in biotechnology teaching is influenced by their beliefs and/or by extrinsic constraints, such as practical limitations, this study evaluates biology teachers' beliefs about biotechnology and biotechnology teaching. The findings of a survey administered to 93 secondary school teachers reveal that, in spite of holding positive beliefs about biotechnology, teachers overestimate the obstacles presented at biotechnology teaching, particularly concerning material and resource limitations. Implications of these findings for teacher training program design are discussed.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

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