Pre-Service Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Teaching Science and Their Science Learning at Indonesia Open University

Authors : Nadi SUPRAPTO, Ali MURSID

Pages : 66-77

Doi:10.17718/tojde.340386

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Publication Date : 2017-10-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study focuses on attitudes toward insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(teaching); science and the learning of science for primary school among pre-service teachers at the Open University of Indonesia. A three-year longitudinal survey was conducted, involving 379 students as pre-service teachers insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PSTs); from the Open University in Surabaya regional office. Attitudes toward insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(teaching); science’ insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ATS); instrument was used to portray PSTs’ preparation for becoming primary school teachers. Data analyses were used, including descriptive analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The model fit of the attitudes toward insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(teaching); science can be described from seven dimensions: self-efficacy for teaching science, the relevance of teaching science, gender-stereotypical beliefs, anxiety in teaching science, the difficulty of teaching science, perceived dependency on contextual factors, and enjoyment in teaching science. The results of the research also described science learning at the Open University of Indonesia looks like. Implications for primary teacher education are discussed.
Keywords : Open University, Indonesia, attitudes toward teaching, science