IMASL   20939
INSTITUTO DE MATEMATICA APLICADA DE SAN LUIS "PROF. EZIO MARCHI"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Attitudes of in-service physics teachers towards a constructivist professional development workshop
Autor/es:
81. TECPAN S., ZAVALA, G Y BENEGAS J
Revista:
Lat. Am. J. of Phys. Educ
Editorial:
LAPEN
Referencias:
Lugar: Mexico DF; Año: 2011
ISSN:
1870-9095
Resumen:
In this report we describe a qualitative research study of the attitudes of 39 in-service university physics teachers towards active learning teaching strategies presented in a workshop. This professional development workshop was  designed following a constructivist approach to pedagogical and disciplinary development, based on the results of  physics education research. According to social psychology, attitudes are integrated by three components: cognitive, behavioral and emotional; and those attitudes can be expressed by opinions. Therefore, through this research we try to  answer the question: What are the attitudes towards active learning strategies that show in service physics teachers  attending a professional training workshop? Using normalized gain of a multiple choice conceptual test, the cognitive  component was indirectly assessed. Behavioral and affective components were assessed through content analysis of an open-ended survey applied to the end of the workshop and individual and collaborative reflection made for each topic  of the workshop. From the 243 meaningful phrases emerged ten different themes. This report presents some  preliminary results, some limitations of this type of study as well as suggestions for further research