A longitudinal study of change in preservice teachers’ personal epistemologies
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2012
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There is strong evidence to show that beliefs about knowing and knowledge held by individuals (personal epistemologies) influence preservice teachers’ learning strategies and learning outcomes (Muis, 2004). However, we know very little about how preservice teachers’ personal epistemologies change as they progress through their teacher education programs. This study investigated changes in personal epistemology and beliefs about learning for a group of preservice teachers as they progressed through the four years of a Bachelor of Education degree. Preservice teachers completed the Epistemological Beliefs Survey (EBS, Kardash & Wood, 2000) when they commenced their course (Time 1) when they were in the 3rd year of their course (Time 2) and then again in the final year of their degree (Time 3). Findings indicated that there were significant changes in preservice teachers’ personal epistemologies between course entry and the final year of their course across all but one of the dimensions measured. Results are discussed in terms of the implications for teaching and teacher education. |
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Australian Journal of Teacher Education |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/50581/3/50581.pdf http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/ Walker, Sue, Brownlee, Joanne M., Whiteford, Chrystal, Exley, Beryl E., & Woods, Annette F. (2012) A longitudinal study of change in preservice teachers’ personal epistemologies. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 37(5), pp. 24-35. |
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Copyright 2012 Australian Journal of Teacher Education |
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Office of Education Research; Faculty of Education; School of Cultural & Language Studies in Education; School of Early Childhood |
Palavras-Chave | #130313 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators #Personal Epistemology #Preservice teachers #Teacher Education #HERN |
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Journal Article |