The purpose of
this study is to determine the relationships between lower-secondary education
teachers’ epistemological beliefs and their conceptions about teaching and
learning. The sample of this descriptive study is comprised of 184
lower-secondary school teachers. As data collection tools, the Epistemological
Belief Questionnaire (EBQ) and the Teaching and Learning Conception Scale were
used. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way
variance analysis (ANOVA) and multiple regression analysis were employed. The
findings of the study revealed that the teachers’ level of beliefs about the
sub-dimensions of Authority/Expert Knowledge and Learning Effort/Process was
found to be high, their level of beliefs about the sub-dimension named as
Innate/Fixed Ability was found to be medium and their level of beliefs about
the sub-dimension of Certainty of Knowledge is low. Though the teachers mostly
prefer constructivist conception to shape their instructional practices, they
also have a considerable orientation towards the adoption of traditional
conception. Moreover, it was concluded that the teachers’ epistemological
beliefs are a significant predictor of their preferences for constructivist and
traditional teaching and learning conceptions.
Epistemological beliefs teaching and learning conception constructivist conception traditional conception teacher education
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Publication Date | April 19, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 18 Issue: 1 |
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