Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine science teaching image and science teaching efficacy of pre-service early childhood teachers participated in an learner-centered early childhood science education course. Subjects were 60 junior-year students attending an early childhood science education course. Each student’s image of science teaching and science teaching efficacy data, interview data, students’ reflective journals were collected and analyzed. First, it showed that the images of science teaching of pre-service teachers were more teacher-centered than child-centered in the beginning of class. but It changed into child-centered images at the end of class and improved after participating in the course. Second, it showed that science teaching efficacy of pre-service teacher was improved at the end of class and showed that this kind experience enabled the pre-service teachers to build up confidence and have positive attitude towards carrying out young children’s science activities in a learner-centered perspective at the spot of science class for children.
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