PRE-SERVICE TEACHER BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES RELATED TO ICT FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION AT EARLY YEARS. A PRELIMINARY STUDY

This paper forms part of a wider research carried out in the context a subject entitled "Computer-based resources for Science Education at early years" which promotes ICT instructional activities for pre-service teachers in regards of the improvement and acquisition of ICT competencies and professional development. In this paper we present a preliminary study of teachers' beliefs and attitudes related to the use of ICT in Science Education for early years. An empirically based overview to look at different factors affecting the use of ICT, has been used to gather data through quantitative and qualitative instruments. This study fulfills different purposes: a.) to give us a picture of how pre-service teacher, in this context, visualize the use of ICT in science education environments and b.) to provide reliable information to refine our intervention in that subject taking into account of pre-service teacher interests, attitudes and beliefs.