TY - JOUR
T1 - Teacher views about constructivist instruction and personal epistemology
T2 - A national study in Taiwan
AU - Yang, Fang Ying
AU - Chang, Chun Yuan
AU - Hsu, Ying Shou
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding of this research was supported by the National Science Council, Taiwan, under grant numbers NSC 92-2511-s-003-048.
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - This study investigated the views about constructivist instruction and personal epistemology of the secondary earth science teachers in Taiwan. Participants were assessed through a paper-and-pencil survey and a Learning environment preference questionnaire (LEP) designed to explore personal epistemology. On a five-point Likert scale, teachers, on average, showed a neutral agreement on constructivist instruction. The content analysis suggested that teachers held alternative views about the nature of the constructivist instruction. LEP scores were found to be statistically associated with gender, education, current teaching level and years of teaching; the score distribution indicated that most teachers had not developed a constructivist-compatible epistemology. By one-way ANOVA, it was suggested that views about the constructivist instruction were aligned with personal epistemology.
AB - This study investigated the views about constructivist instruction and personal epistemology of the secondary earth science teachers in Taiwan. Participants were assessed through a paper-and-pencil survey and a Learning environment preference questionnaire (LEP) designed to explore personal epistemology. On a five-point Likert scale, teachers, on average, showed a neutral agreement on constructivist instruction. The content analysis suggested that teachers held alternative views about the nature of the constructivist instruction. LEP scores were found to be statistically associated with gender, education, current teaching level and years of teaching; the score distribution indicated that most teachers had not developed a constructivist-compatible epistemology. By one-way ANOVA, it was suggested that views about the constructivist instruction were aligned with personal epistemology.
KW - Constructivist instruction
KW - Personal epistemology
KW - Teacher views
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U2 - 10.1080/03055690802288486
DO - 10.1080/03055690802288486
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:57049151778
SN - 0305-5698
VL - 34
SP - 527
EP - 542
JO - Educational Studies
JF - Educational Studies
IS - 5
ER -