Investigating Greek Biology Teachers' Attitudes towards Evolution Teaching with Respect to Their Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Suggestions for Their Professional Development

Autor/inn/en	Stasinakis, Panagiotis K.; Athanasiou, Kyriacos
Titel	Investigating Greek Biology Teachers' Attitudes towards Evolution Teaching with Respect to Their Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Suggestions for Their Professional Development
Quelle	In: EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 12 (2016) 6, S.1605-1617 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-8223
DOI	10.12973/eurasia.2016.1249a
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Biology; Science Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Evolution; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Science Instruction; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Secondary School Teachers; Faculty Development; Correlation; Likert Scales; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Biologie; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Korrelation; Likert-Skala; Griechenland
Abstract	Evolution Teaching (ET) among in-service teachers in Greece was examined in an attempt to evaluate their Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Evolution teaching is a problematic issue. For this purpose, we constructed a questionnaire that was distributed to the target population and to which 181 teachers responded. We used quantitative method to determine factors that may characterize the ET milieu and which of the factors of PCK apply or not to ET. Our research finds that Biology teachers although strive to teach evolution, face specific difficulties due to lack of PCK. The research results may be useful when organizing and implementing professional development programs of teachers on ET. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01