Exploring Indonesian Biology Teachers’ Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Socio-Scientific Issues-Based Instruction

What is it about?

This study showed that pre- and in-service biology teachers held positive perceptions of their pedagogical knowledge and were well aware of some core aspects of SSI-based instruction. These findings suggest that the course content and activities such as classroom discussion, practice teaching, and post-teaching reflection as well as the engagement of pre- and in-service teachers in collective activities throughout the course appeared to facilitate these teachers’ positive outcomes. Therefore, researchers and teacher educators at TEIs in Indonesia are encouraged to consider the extent to which the components of the SSI teaching-oriented course in this study could be further developed and incorporated into their formal curriculums and in designing PD program for teachers. Future research can explore the extent to which PD programs may support teachers with adequate resources for SSI teaching.

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