Relations Between Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs and Teaching Practice in Serbia

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“…Accordingly, teachers' beliefs shape and guide their perceptions and precede individual reflections and actions. Numerous studies (Lam & Kember, 2006;Milutinović & Anđelković, 2018;Nespor, 1987;Pajares, 1992;Pratt & Associates, 1998;Trigwell & Prosser, 1996) confirm the influence of teachers' beliefs on almost all aspects of teaching.…”

“…Certain empirical studies (Ho, Watkins, & Kelly, 2001;Kember & Kwan, 2000;Martin & Lueckenhausen, 2005;Trigwell & Prosser, 1996 show that there is a connection between teachers' beliefs about teaching and their approaches to teaching, that is their action in teaching practice. However, in other empirical studies (Levin & Wadmany, 2005;Milutinović & Anđelković, 2018) a partial inconsistency between teachers' beliefs and actions in teaching practice was determined. Also, there are arguments that little is known about the relationship between epistemological views of the world of teachers, as view related to teachers' beliefs about the nature of knowledge and the process of learning, and teaching practice (Shrow & Olafson, 2003).…”

“…Today the importance of teachers' beliefs and their influence on shaping teaching practice is increasingly recognized in research (Collins & Pratt, 2011;Milutinović & Anđelković, 2018;Pratt & Associates, 1998;Pratt & Collins, 2000;Trigwell & Prosser, 1996). On the other hand, nowadays there are many discussions regarding the importance of analysing and monitoring one's own teaching practice, where reflexivity refers to the tendency of teachers to question their own actions in the light of their knowledge and beliefs (Schön, 1987).…”

Epistemological beliefs and teaching practice: a systematic literature review 2011 to 2021

“…Category Studies Relationship to teaching approaches [24], [27], [30], [32], [37], [40] Inconsistencies with teaching practice [23], [24], [28], [29], [33]- [36], [39] Relationship with other areas of study [24]- [26], [28], [31], [35], [38]…”

“…The relationship between epistemological beliefs and conceptions of teaching and learning is statistically significant. 11 [33] Quantitative 420 primary and secondary school teachers in Serbia. There were 47.86% of the teachers held contextualist beliefs; 24.05% held relativistic beliefs; and 24.05% held realist beliefs.…”