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Perception of Preservice Science Teachers in the Constructivist Science Learning Environment
Perception of Preservice Science Teachers in the Constructivist Science Learning Environment

Author(s): Prasart Nuangchalerm, Jiří Dostal
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, School education, Vocational Education, Higher Education , Educational Psychology, Inclusive Education / Inclusion, Sociology of Education
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: learning environment; constructivist; CLES; national study

Summary/Abstract: Science learning was affected by various kinds of sources which students perceived and participated in classroom. The purpose of this study aims to investigate the science learning environment of preservice science teachers from Thailand and Czech Republic. Data were collected from 72 Czech and 37 Thai preservice science teachers by the six-element of CLES questionnaire. Findings revealed that preservice science teachers from Czech and Thai contexts had different level of constructivist science learning environment which is concerned classroom learning environments, and knowledge base for applying constructivist teaching into classroom. This may have implications for enhancing constructivist teaching in school context.

  • Issue Year: 26/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 332-340
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English