Examining elementary science education teachers disposition after reform

dc.creator	Hakan TURKMEN
dc.date	2009-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:29:54Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:29:54Z
dc.identifier	1609-4913
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ae76780b68604aa898ed6b5af11c61ed
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/22206
dc.description	The purpose of study was to examine the disposition of in-service teachers at the primary level. 412 science teachers from 72 primary schools, participated by filling out the “Teacher Disposition Index” questionnaire. After factor analyzing the data, Turkish in-service teachers did not fail, but they had doubts in some disposition skills. They were not sure how to maintain and develop their professional skills. They were not seeking out professional growth opportunities, especially in regard to keeping up with current research on teaching practices. Moreover, they had ethical and communication problems with students and parents and their colleagues. Finally they had difficulties selecting proper (relevant and interesting for students) materials for lessons. The most probable reason for these problems is that in-service teachers do not know students both formally (pedagogically) and informally.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.publisher	Hong Kong Institute of Education
dc.relation	http://www.ied.edu.hk/apfslt/v10_issue2/turkmen/
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1609-4913
dc.source	Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Vol 10, Iss 2, p 13 (2009)
dc.subject	Disposition
dc.subject	Effective teacher
dc.subject	Teacher quality
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Examining elementary science education teachers disposition after reform
dc.type	article