Relationship between science knowledge levels and beliefs toward science instruction held by preservice elementary teachers

Wenner, George

doi:10.1007/bf00694428

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“…Coulson (1992), Mulholland and Wallace (1996), Palmer (2001Palmer ( , 2004Palmer ( , 2006, Skamp (1991), Yates andGoodrum (1990), andYoung (1998). (Total 9) Appleton (1995), Appleton and Kindt (1999), Bleicher (2007), Bursal and Paznokas (2006), Carleton et al (2008), Coulson (1992) Harlen (1997) Harlen and Holroyd (1997), Hartshorne (2008), Harty et al (1991), Holroyd and Harlen (1996), Jarret (1999), Jarvis and Pell (2004), Koballa (1986), McDevitt et al (1993), Murphy et al (2007), Palmer (2001Palmer ( , 2006, Pederson and McCurdy (1992), Ramey-Gassert et al (1996), Scharmann and Orth Hampton (1995), Schoon and Boone (1998), Skamp (1991), Tosun (2000), Wenner (1993Wenner ( , 1995, Yates and Goodrum (1990), and Yilmaz-Tuzun on the attitudes of preservice teachers (Cobern & Loving, 2002;Coulson, 1992;Koballa, 1986;McDevitt, Heikkinen, Alcorn, Ambrosio, & Gardner, 1993;…”

Section: Personal Attitude Toward Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Table 1, the most frequently investigated component of the construct of primary teachers' professional attitude is self-efficacy. Studies investigating self-efficacy focused on a variety of aspects and effects of self-efficacy, including the following: effect studies of interventions aimed at preservice and inservice teachers (Appleton, 1995;Bleicher, 2007;Carleton et al, 2008;Hartshorne, 2008;Harty et al, 1991;Jarrett, 1999;Jarvis & Pell, 2004;McDevitt et al, 1993;Palmer, 2001Palmer, , 2006Pedersen & McCurdy, 1992;Scharmann & Orth Hampton, 1995;Wenner, 1993Wenner, , 1995, studies on the development of instruments (Coulson, 1992;Yilmaz-Tuzun, 2008), studies investigating the relationship between self-efficacy and science-related knowledge of preservice teachers (Appleton, 1995;Harlen, 1997;Harlen & Holroyd, 1997;Holroyd & Harlen, 1996;Murphy, Neil, & Beggs, 2007;Schoon & Boone, 1998;Tosun, 2000), one study investigating the relationship between anxiety and self-efficacy (Bursal & Paznokas, 2006), studies investigating the difference between preservice teachers and experienced inservice teachers with regard to self-efficacy (Skamp, 1991), studies focusing on the sources of self-efficacy in preservice teachers (Appleton & Kindt, 1999;Palmer, 2001;Ramey-Gassert et al, 1996), one study on the relation between self-efficacy and intention to teach science (Koballa, 1986), and one study focusing on the amount of self-efficacy of primary teachers (Yates & Goodrum, 1990).…”

Section: Professional Attitude Toward Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The majority of these studies used the Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument (STEBI) developed by Enochs and Riggs (1990) (i.e., the STEBI-B for preservice teachers or the MTEBI for mathematics beliefs) (Carleton et al, 2008;Palmer, 2006;Ramey-Gassert et al, 1996;Scharmann & Orth Hampton, 1995;Schoon & Boone, 1998;Wenner, 1993Wenner, , 1995. Over the years, this instrument has received considerable support as a measure for self-efficacy (Bleicher, 2004;Palmer, 2006;Scharmann & Orth Hampton, 1995;Wenner, 1993Wenner, , 1995.…”

Section: Self-efficacy As Shown Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Over the years, this instrument has received considerable support as a measure for self-efficacy (Bleicher, 2004;Palmer, 2006;Scharmann & Orth Hampton, 1995;Wenner, 1993Wenner, , 1995. However, the instrument contains a design flaw, which has not yet been described elsewhere.…”

Section: Self-efficacy As Shown Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…None of the studies in this review defined attitude according to its constituent parts. The studies that did define the concept they were investigating were mostly focusing on selfefficacy or self-confidence and only defined these latter concepts (Bleicher, 2007;Bursal & Paznokas, 2006;Harlen & Holroyd, 1997;Lumpe et al, 2000Palmer, 2006;Scharmann & Orth Hampton, 1995;Schoon & Boone, 1998Skamp, 1991;Wenner, 1993Wenner, , 1995.…”

Section: Critical Reflectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Primary teachers' attitudes toward science: A new theoretical framework

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Attention to the attitudes of preservice and inservice primary teachers toward science is of fundamental importance to research on primary science education. However, progress in this field of research has been slow due to the poor definition and conceptualization of the construct of primary teachers' attitude toward science. This poor theoretical background has led to the use of a multitude of different concepts and measurement instruments. The main goal of this article is to present a new and comprehensive theoretical framework for primary teachers' attitudes toward science. The framework is based on an extensive review of previously used concept definitions of the construct. It is argued that this framework should serve as a necessary conceptual basis for future research and interventions in this domain, as well as for the construction of valid measurement instruments. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Sci Ed 96:158–182, 2012

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Section: Personal Attitude Toward Sciencementioning

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Section: Professional Attitude Toward Sciencementioning

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Section: Self-efficacy As Shown Inmentioning

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Localization of nitric oxide synthase in the central complex and surrounding midbrain neuropils of the locust Schistocerca gregaria

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Nitric oxide (NO), generated enzymatically by NO synthase (NOS), acts as an important signaling molecule in the nervous systems of vertebrates and invertebrates. In insects, NO has been implicated in development and in various aspects of sensory processing. To understand better the contribution of NO signaling to higher level brain functions, we analyzed the distribution of NOS in the midbrain of a model insect species, the locust Schistocerca gregaria, by using NADPH diaphorase (NADPHd) histochemistry after methanol/formalin fixation; results were validated by NOS immunohistochemistry. NADPHd yielded much higher sensitivity and resolution, but otherwise the two techniques resulted in corresponding labeling patterns throughout the brain, except for intense immunostaining but only weak NADPHd staining in median neurosecretory cells. About 470 neuronal cell bodies in the locust midbrain were NADPHd-positive positive, and nearly all major neuropil centers contained dense, sharply stained arborizations. We report several novel types of NOS-expressing neurons, including small ocellar interneurons and antennal sensory neurons that bypass the antennal lobe. Highly prominent labeling occurred in the central complex, a brain area involved in sky-compass orientation, and was analyzed in detail. Innervation by NOS-expressing fibers was most notable in the central body upper and lower divisions, the lateral accessory lobes, and the noduli. About 170 NADPHd-positive neurons contributed to this innervation, including five classes of tangential neuron, two systems of pontine neuron, and a system of columnar neurons. The results provide new insights into the neurochemical architecture of the central complex and suggest a prominent role for NO signaling in this brain area.

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Relationship between science knowledge levels and beliefs toward science instruction held by preservice elementary teachers

Cited by 61 publications

References 7 publications

Primary teachers' attitudes toward science: A new theoretical framework

Primary teachers' attitudes toward science: A new theoretical framework

Self-efficacy and alternative conceptions of science of preservice elementary teachers

Localization of nitric oxide synthase in the central complex and surrounding midbrain neuropils of the locust Schistocerca gregaria

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