Adam Al Sultan|Harvey Henson|Peter J. Fadde
Pre-Service Elementary Teachers’ Scientific Literacy and Self-Efficacy in Teaching Science
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
many educators educational institutions worldwide agreed main goal science education produce scientifically literate communityscience teachers key achievement scientific literacy levels education essential role play preparing scientifically literate individualsstudies show preservice elementary teachers need build confidence teaching science scientific literacy teacher education programs order successfully teach science knowledge studentstherefore purpose study threefoldfirst preservice elementary teachers scientific literacy levels examinedsecond preservice teachers selfefficacy beliefs measured distinguishing personal subjectspecific selfefficacy beliefsthird extent preservice elementary teachers scientific literacy levels selfefficacy levels related investigatedparticipants 49 preservice elementary teachers registered two science methods courses introductory advanced midsized university united statesquantitative data collected using test basic scientific literacy science teaching efficacy belief instrumentpreservice beliefs teachingresults showed participants satisfactory level scientific literacyhowever preservice teachers borderline scores nature science scaleregarding selfefficacy findings showed groups highest selfefficacy teaching biology lowest teaching physicsparticipants advanced science methods course exhibited moderate preexisting positive relationship scientific literacy subjectspecific selfefficacy teaching science