2019
DOI: 10.24203/ajeel.v7i3.5847
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Teaching Science at the Primary school Level: “Problems Teachers’ are facing”

Abstract: This study aimed at ascertaining the problems teachers face teaching science at the primary level. Literature reviewed relating to school science have suggested that students lack interest in science. This lack of interest on the part of the students may be as a result of problems teachers face implementing the science curriculum at the primary level. These problems if not identified may affect the quality of science education. The study was guided by one research question which was further sub- divided into t… Show more

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“…Many pre-service teachers enter college with limited knowledge of science content and an inadequate understanding of many science topics (Tekkaya et al, 2004). This could be partly due to majority access to teacher training programs from specializations in social sciences and humanities, or from gymnasium programs with different orientations (Eurydice, 2018;Şengül et al, 2008), but also due to experiences related to science during school years (Garraway-Lashley, 2019).…”
Section: Preparing Science Teachersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many pre-service teachers enter college with limited knowledge of science content and an inadequate understanding of many science topics (Tekkaya et al, 2004). This could be partly due to majority access to teacher training programs from specializations in social sciences and humanities, or from gymnasium programs with different orientations (Eurydice, 2018;Şengül et al, 2008), but also due to experiences related to science during school years (Garraway-Lashley, 2019).…”
Section: Preparing Science Teachersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En cuanto al manejo y conocimiento del contenido, ello se ha presentado generalmente como un problema, en la medida que las experiencias de aprendizaje han dependido más de las creencias de los profesores, que de criterios amparados en el rigor científico y disciplinar (Widodo et al, 2017). En este plano, el escaso conocimiento del contenido conlleva siempre el riesgo de transmitir conceptos erróneos a los estudiantes, lo que en el mediano plazo puede tender a legitimar una idea de ciencia como un área escabrosa, dif ícil de asimilar (Garraway-Lashley, 2019;Tekkaya et al, 2004). Así, uno de los aspectos que genera mayor preocupación en los profesores dice relación con la falta de un conocimiento acabado de los contenidos que se deben enseñar (Allen, 2006), lo que en muchos casos les ha llevado a depender tanto del sentido común como de su propia experiencia, bajo una lógica de ensayo error (Widodo et al, 2017).…”
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“…Así, uno de los aspectos que genera mayor preocupación en los profesores dice relación con la falta de un conocimiento acabado de los contenidos que se deben enseñar (Allen, 2006), lo que en muchos casos les ha llevado a depender tanto del sentido común como de su propia experiencia, bajo una lógica de ensayo error (Widodo et al, 2017). En este contexto, un número no menor de profesores de primaria percibe la enseñanza de las ciencias como algo complejo, reconociendo escasa competencia (Garraway-Lashley, 2019).…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
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