Konsepsi Guru-Guru Pelatih KPLI (Sains) terhadap Sains, Pengajaran Sains dan Pembelajaran Sains

Abstract

The teacher trainees' conceptions toward science, the teaching and learning of science was determined by way of a questionnaire administered at the beginning of the Science Graduate Teaching Diploma course. The responses of 58 respondents were analyzed and four categories of the conceptions of science, two categories of the conceptions of the teaching of science, and four categories of the learning of science were derived. A variety of views were presented because the respondents were graduates of science and engineering from local and foreign institutions who have had some working experience. Conceptions of science were also viewed from the religious perspective. The majority of the respondents chose the autocratic mode of teaching probably because of their previous schooling experience and a lack of knowledge in pedagogical principles. The respondents were also receptive towards the democratic approach to teaching and learning and the use of affective responses. The study suggested an investigation into the religious and moral influences on the teaching and learning of science. Another suggestion was to study the way in which the four categories of the learning of science derived here were interrelated and how they may be implemented in a continuum or in such stages so as to help achieve the aspirations of our country's educational philosophy