Oriented program through action research for biology teachers to develop their meaningful aesthetic understanding of biology and the education for sustainable development requirements

Other Title(s)

فاعلية برنامج تدريبي موجه قائم على بحوث الفعل لتنمية الفهم الجمالي و متطلبات التعليم من أجل التنمية المستدامة لدى معلمي البيولوجي بالمرحلة الثانوية

Author

Abu Zayd, Amani Muhammad Abd al-Hamid

Source

International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences

Issue

Vol. 2, Issue 2 (30 Apr. 2019), pp.343-401, 59 p.

Publisher

International Foundation of the Future Horizons

Publication Date

2019-04-30

Country of Publication

Estonia

No. of Pages

59

Main Subjects

Biology
Educational Sciences

Topics

Abstract EN

This study reports on Egyptian Secondary- stage (high school) Biology teachers’ experiences in action research through an oriented- training program focus on aesthetic understanding and education for sustainable development (ESD).

The Program applied in the second/ spring semester of the academic year 2017 / 2018, fourhours weekly per 5 weeks.

The research problem stated in the shortage of acquiring aesthetic understanding and Education for sustainable development requirements for biology teachers.

Throughout the research, five teachers were trained through the oriented program to promote their meaningful aesthetic understanding of biology and acquire the ESD requirements through action research in their classrooms.

The framework that guided this study based on experiential, constructivist and transformative learning theories known collectively as “Exp-Con-Tran”.

A mixed methods were used where teachers’ responses through qualitative and quantitative tools that are: Firstly : The Qualitative instruments, which are: 1- A Mind Map in which Biology teachers were asked to construct a mind map of aesthetic understanding concepts and ESD requirements before and after engaging in the action research.

2- Project- based learning Form: A qualitative tool with determined criteria to assess the ability of biology teacher after learning the oriented program to design a topic from biology curriculum in a project form according to the aesthetic and ESD pedagogy with passion development requirements.

3-Reflection Questionnaire (RQ) : a qualitative tool with three Open-ended questions documented the teachers’ perspectives on how they received their experience through the action research stages.

Secondly : The quantitative instruments, which are 1- An aesthetic understanding questionnaire 2-An Education for Sustainable Development Questionnaire.

The former was to probe the cognitive of the participants had in relation to the concepts of aesthetic understanding before and after involving in the action research program.

The second instrument used to identify participants’ attitudes towards teaching for ESD and their knowledge of classroom pedagogical practices.

Statistical data analysis using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 9) applied to detect the significance difference between the mean score of teachers’ pre and post results in (Mind map, aesthetic questionnaire and ESD questionnaire).

The results indicate that teachers in their post-results recorded better cognitive organization for the concepts of aesthetic understanding in biology; positive attitudes towards teaching for ESD classroom-teaching practices at (0.05) level.

The results of reflective questionnaire and the Problem- based form analyzed qualitatively and recorded positive attitudes in the post results.

Involvement in the action research projects where teachers were experiencing, reflecting, conceptualizing, constructing, acting and transforming may be responsible for these results, so it is recommended to involve teachers more in the action researches in many fields.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Abu Zayd, Amani Muhammad Abd al-Hamid. 2019. Oriented program through action research for biology teachers to develop their meaningful aesthetic understanding of biology and the education for sustainable development requirements. International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences،Vol. 2, no. 2, pp.343-401.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-853022

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Abu Zayd, Amani Muhammad Abd al-Hamid. Oriented program through action research for biology teachers to develop their meaningful aesthetic understanding of biology and the education for sustainable development requirements. International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences Vol. 2, no. 2 (Apr. 2019), pp.343-401.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-853022

American Medical Association (AMA)

Abu Zayd, Amani Muhammad Abd al-Hamid. Oriented program through action research for biology teachers to develop their meaningful aesthetic understanding of biology and the education for sustainable development requirements. International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences. 2019. Vol. 2, no. 2, pp.343-401.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-853022

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 393-401

Record ID

BIM-853022