Assessment of pre-service elementary science treachers about a progamme of initiation to activism throught the production of videos on local problems.

Abstract

This paper describes the implementation of a science-based activism training programme with pre-service elementary science teachers at the University of Malaga (Spain). The programme consists of three phases: I) Presentation of a video on illegal mining in Venezuela as an example of awareness-raising; II) Explanation and investigation of a local problem; III) Creation and projection of activist videos. This paper also shows the students' perceptions of the training programme obtained from the analysis of their responses to an assessment questionnaire. Students show a positive attitude towards the development of science-based activism in primary classrooms and especially value the training programme's focus on nearby problems. The greatest difficulties were encountered in the production of the videos. Finally, students make a final consideration in relation to the improvement of the program, especially in relation to the time and orientations for producing the videos