Development and validation of an instrument for analysing teachers' views about models

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2017

Autores

Torresa, J (Autor) FCUP; Clara Vasconcelos (Autor) FCUP

Revista

Título: Revista Eureka

Vol. 14

Páginas: 181-198

ISSN: 1697-011X

Editora: Asociacion de Profesores Amigos de la Ciencia

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 7 Citações

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ID Authenticus: P-00M-EDE

Abstract (EN): Many studies reveal that models and modelling activities are fundamental in science teaching. However, there are also many studies that show that science teachers do not hold adequate views regarding models in science and for teaching. This study is part of a broader research and intends to present a theoretically grounded instrument (a questionnaire) developed for analysing the teachers' views about models and modelling. The instrument was applied to seventeen prospective science teachers, students of the master in Biology and Geology Teaching, which voluntarily participated in this study. Inter-rater agreement and data from interviews were used in order to validate the instrument. The result of the analysis show that the instrument is able to reveal differences among teachers' views and that it is possible to attain a deep analysis of their views regarding models in science and for teaching through the combined analysis of data (obtained through questionnaires and interviews). Data analysis also reveals that prospective science teachers hold naive views regarding models and that they do not value all models potentials in science teaching, suggesting the need for improving prospective teachers' views regarding those aspects.

Idioma: Espanhol

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 18