Abstract

MARQUES VIEIRA, Rui  and  MARTINS, Isabel P.. Formação de professores principiantes do ensino básico: suas concepções sobre ciência-tecnologia-sociedade. Rev. iberoam. cienc. tecnol. soc. [online]. 2005, vol.2, n.6, pp.101-121. ISSN 1850-0013.

Teacher education is regarded as having a central position in the accomplishment of educational changes and reforms, despite the different perspectives of how to improve it. In the case of STS education it seems particularly relevant to start from the teacher conceptions about STS inter-relations in order to conceptualize teacher education programmes. In this study we describe the evolution experienced by four beginning teachers of the basic Portuguese level concerning their STS conceptions. The data were collected through the VOSTS questionnaire followed by an individual interview for a deep understanding. After the teacher education programme the initial ideas developed to more adequate positions regarding the conceptual framework of actual didactics of science. This evolution seems favourable to promote adequate didactic transfer to the students. In fact, it is known that science and technology representations are conceptualized very early and that teachers have an important role in the student conceptualizations.

Keywords : Teacher education; Teacher conceptions; STS inter-relations; STS education and science teaching.

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