The development of teacher identity among Chemistry undergraduates: an immersive teaching experience

Abstract:

The current debate on the training of science teachers has pointed to a tendency for recent graduates to primarily rely on practices based on the transmission/reception of information, without paying due attention to making sense of such information. This study was developed to analyze the contribution of a teaching experience to the development of teacher identity and to overcoming the traditional model of transmission/reception of knowledge. To do that, we involved a group of Chemistry undergraduates in context-based teaching and promoted a reflective process on their own practice. This experience fostered moments of crisis and redefinition of teaching practices, favoring the formation of new teacher identities.

Keywords:
Chemistry teaching; Professional identity; Teacher training