EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS AND DIGITAL CULTURE: EXPLORING PRESERVICE TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES ACROSS TRAINING CYCLES

YOUSSEF OU-SEKOU; abdelkarim zaid; Fatiha kaddari; Tareq  Bouzid

doi:10.37870/2d9be437

Authors

YOUSSEF OU-SEKOU Moulay Ismail University, LM2I laboratory, M2IP team, ENS, Meknès, Morroco
Pr. Zaid Abdelkarim University of Lille,CIREL team, Lille
Pr. Kaddari fatiha Sidi mohamed benabdellah university faculty of sciences dhar el mahraz, LISAC laboratory
Dr. Bouzid tareq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37870/2d9be437

Keywords:

epistemological beliefs personal epistemology digital culture prospective teachers’ teachers’ training.

Abstract

The present study explores the personal epistemological beliefs of candidates for the positions of high school teacher and primary school teacher. The present study involves a survey of 114 future secondary school teachers in Morocco, which was then analyzed using SPSS to produce descriptive statistics. The findings indicate that the type of digital tools used exerts a significant influence on the beliefs of prospective teachers. The content disseminated through social media, the personal blogs of instructors, and institutional portals is commonly regarded as straightforward and readily available. However, the study highlights the need for critical examination of such content due to occasional contradictions with foundational scientific principles. Future educators demonstrate pronounced autonomy in their knowledge construction process. Additionally, the study shows that these future teachers place significant value on ideas and knowledge derived from experienced sources. Differences in epistemological beliefs and cognitive judgment between primary and secondary cycle future educators were noted only in the "Justification of Knowledge and Understanding" sub-dimension.

Author Biographies

Pr. Zaid Abdelkarim, University of Lille,CIREL team, Lille

Abdelkarim Zaid is a University professor of Educational Science and Technology at the University of Lille, France. A specialist in science and technology didactics, he is vice-director of the Lille Interuniversity Research Center in Education (https://cirel.univ-lille.fr/). BP 60149
Pr. Kaddari fatiha, Sidi mohamed benabdellah university faculty of sciences dhar el mahraz, LISAC laboratory

Fatiha Kaddari is a University professor of Chemistry and Didactics of sciences at Sidi Mohamed BenAbdellah University –Morocco. She is a specialist in science and technology didactics. She was a director of Didactics and pedagogical and curricular innovation laboratory 2011-2019. BP: 1796

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