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Another piece of the puzzle: The relationship between beliefs and practice in higher education organic chemistry
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2009-12Registro en:
Farré, Andrea Soledad; Lorenzo, Maria Gabriela; Another piece of the puzzle: The relationship between beliefs and practice in higher education organic chemistry; Royal Society of Chemistry; Chemistry Education. Research And Practice In Europe; 10; 2; 12-2009; 176-184
1109-4028
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Farré, Andrea Soledad
Lorenzo, Maria Gabriela
Resumen
An original study about beliefs, conceptions and discourse analyses of organic Chemistry teachers is presented. In order to examine conceptions of the nature of science, learning and teaching at university level, Likert questionnaires and discourse analysis were the methodological choices. A case study of four female teachers with different experience and teacher training was performed. The results show that when teachers were asked about their beliefs, they tended to express constructivist ideas, especially about the nature of science. However, in their practical discourse, during the classes, they exhibited more traditional positions. The discourse analyses then become a powerful tool which can be considered a "beliefsgate" to analyse conceptions.