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Adding Voices to Physical Sciences Preservice Teachers’ Approaches to Learning
African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Pub Date : 2019-05-04 , DOI: 10.1080/18117295.2019.1654211
Tamirirofa Chirikure 1 , Nadaraj Govender 1 , Doras Sibanda 1 , Lebala Kolobe 1 , Mary-Anne Good 1 , Sebenzile Ngema 1
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Students’ approaches to learning have a significant impact on the outcomes of any educational programme. In the light of the documented concerns about the quality of students’ engagement with academic work, this study sets out to determine and explain preservice teachers’ (PSTs) approaches to learning. This was based on the premise that, while science teacher-educators may strive to inculcate a deep approach to learning in their PSTs, various contextual factors may impinge on these efforts. Ninety-four Physical Sciences PSTs’ approaches to learning were explored through a survey questionnaire followed by 32 face-to-face interviews. The approaches to learning theory was used to develop the instruments and interpret the data. Mean agreement scores were used to determine the students’ approaches to learning by profiling them based on a mean agreement scale. The findings indicated that most (68%) of the Physical Sciences PSTs tended to use combinatory pragmatic dissonant and deep-strategic approaches to learning. Several factors influenced the PSTs’ approaches to learning but their socio-economic status and motivation to train as teachers seemed to have the greatest effect. It is imperative for lecturers to explore strategies to promote a deep approach to learning and high self-efficacy in students with low socio-economic status having to balance part-time work and studying. A more extensive study might help to ascertain the correlation between the motivation to train as teachers and students’ approaches to learning.

中文翻译:

为物理科学职前教师的学习方法增添声音

学生的学习方法对任何教育计划的结果都有重大影响。鉴于已记录的有关学生参与学术工作质量的担忧,本研究着手确定和解释职前教师的学习方法。这是基于这样一个前提,即科学教师和教育者可能会努力在其PST中灌输一种深层的学习方法,但各种背景因素可能会影响这些努力。通过问卷调查和随后的32次面对面访谈,探索了94个物理科学PST的学习方法。学习理论的方法被用来开发工具和解释数据。平均协议分数用于根据平均协议量表对学生进行分析,从而确定学生的学习方法。研究结果表明,大多数(68%)的物理科学PST倾向于使用组合的语用失调和深度战略方法进行学习。有几个因素影响了PST的学习方法,但是它们的社会经济地位和作为教师培训的动机似乎影响最大。对于那些社会经济地位低下,必须兼顾兼职和学习的学生来说,当务之急是要探索一些策略,以促进深入学习和提高自我效能的策略。进行更广泛的研究可能有助于确定教师培训动机与学生学习方法之间的相关性。研究结果表明,大多数(68%)的物理科学PST倾向于使用组合的语用失调和深度战略方法进行学习。有几个因素影响了PST的学习方法,但是它们的社会经济地位和作为教师培训的动机似乎影响最大。对于那些必须兼顾兼职工作和学习的社会经济地位较低的学生来说,当务之急是要探索一些策略,以促进一种深度学习和高自我效能的策略。进行更广泛的研究可能有助于确定教师培训动机与学生学习方法之间的相关性。研究结果表明,大多数(68%)的物理科学PST倾向于使用组合的语用失调和深度战略方法进行学习。有几个因素影响了PST的学习方法,但是它们的社会经济地位和作为教师培训的动机似乎影响最大。对于那些必须兼顾兼职工作和学习的社会经济地位较低的学生来说,当务之急是要探索一些策略,以促进一种深度学习和高自我效能的策略。进行更广泛的研究可能有助于确定教师培训动机与学生学习方法之间的相关性。有几个因素影响了PST的学习方法,但是它们的社会经济地位和作为教师培训的动机似乎影响最大。对于那些必须兼顾兼职工作和学习的社会经济地位较低的学生来说,当务之急是要探索策略,以促进深入学习和提高自我效能的策略。进行更广泛的研究可能有助于确定教师培训动机与学生学习方法之间的相关性。有几个因素影响了PST的学习方法,但是它们的社会经济地位和作为教师培训的动机似乎影响最大。对于那些必须兼顾兼职工作和学习的社会经济地位较低的学生来说,当务之急是要探索策略,以促进深入学习和提高自我效能的策略。进行更广泛的研究可能有助于确定教师培训动机与学生学习方法之间的相关性。
更新日期:2019-05-04
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