Early Childhood Educator’s Attitudes towards Science Teaching in Chinese Schools

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	Early Childhood Educator’s Attitudes towards Science Teaching in Chinese Schools
	Oon, P. T.; Hu, B.; Wei, B.
	2019-09-01
Source Publication	Australasian Journal of Early Childhood
ISSN	1836-9391
Pages	423-435
Abstract	The study looked at early childhood education (ECE) teachers’ views on teaching science in China using the ‘Preschool-Teachers’ Attitudes and Beliefs toward Science Teaching’ (P-TABS) instrument. A total of 245 teachers from 60 preschools in Guangdong province in China, selected through a stratified random sampling approach, participated in the current study. The instrument was validated and results were analyzed using Rasch model. Results revealed that although the sampled teachers support child-centered learning, ECE teachers are somewhat uncomfortable in planning science activities that are engaging of preschoolers. The teachers report low confidence in their ability as science teachers and perceived themselves to have inadequate science knowledge. They noted a number of challenges associated with the teaching of science including the overloaded teaching commitments and the lack of resources for use in science activities.
Keyword	Attitudes towards science Early childhood educators Rasch analysis
Language	英語English
The Source to Article	PB_Publication
PUB ID	45255
Document Type	Journal article
Collection	Faculty of Education
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714	Oon, P. T.,Hu, B.,Wei, B.. Early Childhood Educator’s Attitudes towards Science Teaching in Chinese Schools[J]. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019, 423-435.
APA	Oon, P. T.., Hu, B.., & Wei, B. (2019). Early Childhood Educator’s Attitudes towards Science Teaching in Chinese Schools. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 423-435.
MLA	Oon, P. T.,et al."Early Childhood Educator’s Attitudes towards Science Teaching in Chinese Schools".Australasian Journal of Early Childhood (2019):423-435.

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