TY - JOUR
T1 - Science teachers' orientation toward scientific inquiry-based teaching
AU - Yang, Jungeun
AU - Choi, Aeran
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The purpose of this study is to investigate science teachers' orientation toward scientific inquiry-based teaching. In this study, five middle school science teachers formed and participated in a teacher learning community for scientific inquiry-based instruction during one year. Data collection consisted of pre and post questionnaire and interviews, audio-recordings of teachers' collaborative lesson planning and reflection on teaching practice, and field notes of participant teachers' teaching practice and follow-up interviews. Data analysis indicated that there were four orientations toward scientific inquiry-based teaching. They were knowledge and beliefs about 'goals of scientific inquiry-based teaching', 'scientific inquiry-based teaching and learning', 'argumentation-based teaching and learning', and 'nature of science and science inquiry'. Teachers' collaboration in a teacher learning community would be effective in facilitating teachers' orientation to scientific inquiry-based teaching.
AB - The purpose of this study is to investigate science teachers' orientation toward scientific inquiry-based teaching. In this study, five middle school science teachers formed and participated in a teacher learning community for scientific inquiry-based instruction during one year. Data collection consisted of pre and post questionnaire and interviews, audio-recordings of teachers' collaborative lesson planning and reflection on teaching practice, and field notes of participant teachers' teaching practice and follow-up interviews. Data analysis indicated that there were four orientations toward scientific inquiry-based teaching. They were knowledge and beliefs about 'goals of scientific inquiry-based teaching', 'scientific inquiry-based teaching and learning', 'argumentation-based teaching and learning', and 'nature of science and science inquiry'. Teachers' collaboration in a teacher learning community would be effective in facilitating teachers' orientation to scientific inquiry-based teaching.
KW - Inquiry-based science instruction
KW - Professional learning community
KW - Science teaching orientation
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U2 - 10.5012/jkcs.2020.64.4.210
DO - 10.5012/jkcs.2020.64.4.210
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85092387532
SN - 1017-2548
VL - 64
SP - 210
EP - 224
JO - Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
JF - Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
IS - 4
ER -