معتقدات طلبة معلم الصف بفاعليتهم في تعليم العلوم و علاقة ذلك بمستوى فهمهم للمفاهيم العلمية

Abstract EN

This study mainly investigated class teacher students’ efficacy beliefs regarding science teaching and its relation to their understanding level of scientific concepts.

A total of 113 senior preservice class teachers at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, which is run by UNRWA in Jordan, participated in the study.

The study instruments were an achievement test, and the Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument (STEBI), which comprises two subscales: Personal Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs (PSTEB), and Science Teaching Outcome Expectancy Beliefs (STOEB).

The results indicated that class teacher students had positive efficacy beliefs on both subscales, whereas they showed low level of understanding scientific concepts.

Positive correlation had been detected between class teacher students' understanding level of scientific concepts and their PSTEB, whereas no correlation had been detected between class teacher students' level of understanding scientific concepts and their STOEB.

The study recommended that teacher education programs should employ appropriate teaching methods which modify the alternative scientific concepts that preservice class teachers may hold.