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  • Chinese secondary physics teachers’ beliefs and instructional decisions in relation to inquiry-based teaching

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    Zhu, Zheng
    Geelan, David
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    Geelan, David
    Year published
    2013
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    This paper reports case studies of five Chinese secondary physics teacher s' beliefs and instructional decisions in relation to inquiry- based teaching (IBT) . It is part of a larger study intended to explore Chinese secondary physics teachers' beliefs and the ways in which their beliefs influence their classroom practices in the context of the current Chinese science curricular reform s around inquiry- based teaching . The study employed in-depth semi- structured interviews, classroom observations, informal conversations and field notes to explore teachers? beliefs and instructional practices. A range of beliefs the five ...
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    This paper reports case studies of five Chinese secondary physics teacher s' beliefs and instructional decisions in relation to inquiry- based teaching (IBT) . It is part of a larger study intended to explore Chinese secondary physics teachers' beliefs and the ways in which their beliefs influence their classroom practices in the context of the current Chinese science curricular reform s around inquiry- based teaching . The study employed in-depth semi- structured interviews, classroom observations, informal conversations and field notes to explore teachers? beliefs and instructional practices. A range of beliefs the five teachers held about the nature of science and physics, teaching and learning , and inquiry- based teaching exerted a complex set of influences on teachers' instructional decisions . Their perceptions of 'what counts' as effective teaching seemed to be the predominant influence . These beliefs and their influence on teachers' instructional decisions should be understood within the current Chinese teaching context within which these teachers were working . They were pressed for time and were under high pressure to prepare students for the College Entrance Examination. They were attempting to teach a reformed, inquiry- based curriculum in a system lacking a complementary assessment system . These conditions are mirrored in many other education systems in the region and the world in which inquiry-based teaching is mandated, and the cases presented here contribute to the development of richer understandings of teachers' take - up of curricular reforms.
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    Journal Title
    Electronic Journal of Science Education
    Volume
    17
    Issue
    2
    Publisher URI
    http://ejse.southwestern.edu/article/view/9378
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    © 2013 Electronic Journal of Science Education. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy
    Curriculum and Pedagogy
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/57062
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