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A proposal based on participatory methodologies, which aims to provide teachers in initial training the opportunity to work in a team, to experiment new methodologies and considering its use in the teaching and learning process. This contributes to promote the development of specific teaching skills in the area of experimental and environmental sciences. The integration of environmental education in schools requires methodological approaches that involve global vision of environmental problems, that promote the participation of students and that mobilize transversal skills. The results show that the students appreciate the innovative methodologies such as problem-based learning or cooperative work. However, future teachers should improve their knowledge in environmental topics and their ability to analyze and meditate on the teaching practice, to apply innovative methodologies in their future teaching career.

The process of teaching and learning astronomy is often fraught with difficulties. The most frequently reported is the ability to generate alternative conceptions, as shown by numerous investigations in different contexts. The objective of this study is to approach the most common alternative conceptions of pre-service teachers, and also to check whether the Spanish alternative conceptions are the same as in other contexts. The results show that these students also held a number of alternative conceptions about basic astronomy and that these are similar to those found in other countries.El proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje de la Astronomía parece entrañar importantes dificultades, particularmente propiciando la generación de concepciones alternativas, como han mostrado numerosas investigaciones procedentes de diferentes contextos. El objetivo de este estudio es indagar sobre concepciones alternativas de profesorado en formación relacionadas con aspectos astronómicos, investigando si en el marco español aparecen los mismos esquemas alternativos que en otros contextos. Los resultados ponen en evidencia que el alumnado mencionado posee un gran número de concepciones alternativas sobre astronomía básica y que estas son similares a las encontradas en otros países

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