Elementary School Teachers’ Conceptions of the Planet Earth and Gravity. Implications for Science Education

Elementary School Teachers’ Conceptions of the Planet Earth and Gravity. Implications for Science Education

This study examines 80 elementary school teachers’ conceptions of the Planet Earth’s shape and the reference system determined by gravity. The information was collected through a semi-structured interview. A qualitative analysis of the answers identified four conceptions: a) The planet earth has...

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Autores principales: Fernández Nistal, María Teresa, Peña Boone, Sergio Humberto
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spelling redie-article-2052017-04-19T01:05:58Z Elementary School Teachers’ Conceptions of the Planet Earth and Gravity. Implications for Science Education Concepciones de maestros de primaria sobre el planeta Tierra y gravedad. Implicaciones en la enseñanza de la ciencia Fernández Nistal, María Teresa Peña Boone, Sergio Humberto Conceptions science education elementary school teachers scientific conceptions. Concepciones enseñanza de las ciencias docentes de educación primaria conceptos científicos. This study examines 80 elementary school teachers’ conceptions of the Planet Earth’s shape and the reference system determined by gravity. The information was collected through a semi-structured interview. A qualitative analysis of the answers identified four conceptions: a) The planet earth has an undefined shape; b) the planet earth is spherical in shape, in the interior of which the people live; c) the earth is spherical and the people live around the spherical surface oriented in an absolute system of reference, and d) scientific conception. The teachers’ frequency distribution in diverse conceptions showed that almost half of the teachers (49%) held alternative conceptions, the rest of the teachers maintained the scientific conception. The results offered relevant information for designing teachers’ courses using a constructivist approach. Se estudian las concepciones sobre la forma del planeta Tierra y el sistema de referencia geométrico determinado por la gravedad en 80 maestros de primaria. El instrumento utilizado es una entrevista semiestructurada de aplicación individual. Un análisis cualitativo de las respuestas de los maestros a la entrevista reveló cuatro concepciones: a) el planeta Tierra tiene una forma indefinida; b) la Tierra es una esfera en cuyo interior viven las personas; c) la Tierra es esférica y las personas viven en su superficie según un sistema de referencia absoluto hacia abajo y d) concepción científica. La distribución de los maestros en estas concepciones indica que casi la mitad (49%) presentó concepciones alternativas, el resto sostuvo la concepción científica. Los resultados de este estudio ofrecen información relevante para el diseño de cursos de formación para maestros desde una perspectiva constructivista. REDIE es una publicación del Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo (IIDE). 2008-11-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion text/html application/pdf text/html application/pdf https://redie.uabc.mx/index.php/redie/article/view/205 Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa; Vol. 10 No. 2 (2008) Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa; Vol. 10 Núm. 2 (2008) 1607-4041 spa eng https://redie.uabc.mx/index.php/redie/article/view/205/785 https://redie.uabc.mx/index.php/redie/article/view/205/346 https://redie.uabc.mx/index.php/redie/article/view/205/786 https://redie.uabc.mx/index.php/redie/article/view/205/347 Derechos de autor 2019 Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa
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Peña Boone, Sergio Humberto
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Peña Boone, Sergio Humberto
Elementary School Teachers’ Conceptions of the Planet Earth and Gravity. Implications for Science Education
author_facet Fernández Nistal, María Teresa
Peña Boone, Sergio Humberto
author_sort Fernández Nistal, María Teresa
title Elementary School Teachers’ Conceptions of the Planet Earth and Gravity. Implications for Science Education
title_short Elementary School Teachers’ Conceptions of the Planet Earth and Gravity. Implications for Science Education
title_full Elementary School Teachers’ Conceptions of the Planet Earth and Gravity. Implications for Science Education
title_fullStr Elementary School Teachers’ Conceptions of the Planet Earth and Gravity. Implications for Science Education
title_full_unstemmed Elementary School Teachers’ Conceptions of the Planet Earth and Gravity. Implications for Science Education
title_sort elementary school teachers’ conceptions of the planet earth and gravity. implications for science education
description This study examines 80 elementary school teachers’ conceptions of the Planet Earth’s shape and the reference system determined by gravity. The information was collected through a semi-structured interview. A qualitative analysis of the answers identified four conceptions: a) The planet earth has an undefined shape; b) the planet earth is spherical in shape, in the interior of which the people live; c) the earth is spherical and the people live around the spherical surface oriented in an absolute system of reference, and d) scientific conception. The teachers’ frequency distribution in diverse conceptions showed that almost half of the teachers (49%) held alternative conceptions, the rest of the teachers maintained the scientific conception. The results offered relevant information for designing teachers’ courses using a constructivist approach.
publisher REDIE es una publicación del Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo (IIDE).
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