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Ett öppet undersökande arbetssätt i biologiundervisningen i årskurs 4-6: En studie om lärares attityder och tankar baserat på arbetslivserfarenhet.
Karlstad University, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology (starting 2013).
2017 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
An inquiry approach in biology education in grade 4-6 : A study in teachers’ attitudes and theories based on active years in the field (English)
Abstract [sv]

NO-undervisningen idag ställer stora krav att lärarna ska erbjuda eleverna möjligheter att utveckla sina förmågor inom NO. I grundskolans årskurser 4-6 tilldelas de naturorienterande ämnena få antal timmar vilket leder till att många lärare känner en tidspress inför att hinna med det centrala innehållet inom det angivna tidsutrymmet. Utmaningen blir än mer problematisk av det faktum att bra, pedagogiskt läromedel ofta saknas. En pedagogisk modell som ofta används inom de naturvetenskapliga ämnena är ett elevaktivt öppet undersökande arbetssätt där eleverna får lära sig genom att utforma sina egna undersökningar i och om ämnet. Syftet med den här undersökningen är att belysa tankar, attityder och åsikter kring användandet av IBSE. Vilka möjligheter och hinder anser lärare att det finns med att använda IBSE? och hur påverkas attityderna beroende på deras arbetserfarenhet? Tre lärare med olika lång tid inom yrket intervjuades med semistrukturerade intervjuer. Resultatet av den här undersökningen visar att mer erfarna lärare känner sig mer bekväma med att använda IBSE än vad nya lärare gör. Flera kategorier identifieras som hinder och möjligheter. Samtidigt finns det flera likheter mellan de olika grupperna gällande vilka möjligheter och hinder man identifierar med IBSE och hur man lägger upp effektiv och elevaktiverande undervisning.

Abstract [en]

Biology education in primary schools today puts demands on teachers to develop classroom situations where students get the opportunity to develop their science abilities. In primary school, grade 4-6, the science subjects are assigned a few hours per week and many teachers feel stressed about dealing with the science curriculum’s content in the little amount of time assigned. The challenge gets even more complex by the fact that the lack of good, pedagogically teaching aid is severe. A pedagogically teaching method that is often used in science education is an inquiry approach where students learn by making their own inquiries in and about the subject science. This paper aims to elucidate teachers’ thoughts and attitudes towards an inquiry based science education. What possibilities and what difficulties are there for teachers using an inquiry approach? And how does that relate to the length of their experience as teachers? Three teachers were interviewed with semi-structured interview. The study concludes that more experienced teachers feel more secure and have a higher reliability with an inquiry based science education than newly graduated teachers have. There were different categories both with possibilities and difficulties. Simultaneously, there are several similarities between the two different groups of teachers according to difficulties and opportunities with an inquiry approach, and how to conduct an efficient education that is student centered and student dedicating.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017. , p. 19
Keywords [en]
Attitudes, IBSE, Inexperienced teachers, primary school
Keywords [sv]
Grundskolelärare, NO-undervisning, nyutexaminerade lärare, processinriktad undervisning
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Pedagogy
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-55439OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-55439DiVA, id: diva2:1115494
Subject / course
Biology
Educational program
Primary Education Programme, 240 hp
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Available from: 2017-06-28 Created: 2017-06-26 Last updated: 2017-06-28Bibliographically approved

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