A Study of Problems and the Need for Innovative Teaching of Pre-service Science Teachers: A Case Study of a Rajabhat University in the North
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This study was survey research. The purpose was to explore the problem and the need for innovative teaching of pre-service science teachers. The sample was 30 pre-service science teachers from first-year to fifth-year in General Science, Faculty of Education. The overall was 150 obtained by stratified random sampling. The instruments used were a survey of the problem and the need for innovative teaching of pre-service science teachers, using a 1-5 rating scale. The survey consisted of 5 components of innovative teaching: 1) Application of innovative thoughts in teaching science; 2) The innovative use of teaching science content; 3) The use of innovative teaching methods and teaching strategies in science; 4) The innovative use of science teaching resources and 5) Innovative evaluation. The data was collected using Google Forms and analyzed using a quantitative data analysis method. The statistical values used in the data analysis were mean and standard deviation. The quality of the tools is approved by three experts who assess the suitability of the questions. The results suggested that all items of the suitability index averaged between 4.24-4.40. The study suggested that the average from the survey is 4.48, meaning the requirement to encourage innovative teaching of pre-service science teachers, The application of innovative thoughts in teaching science and the use of innovative teaching methods and teaching strategies in science are at the highest level.
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