Creencias epistémicas sobre la Geografía y la Historia en la formación inicial del profesorado de Educación Infantil y Primaria

Epistemic beliefs about Geography and about History can impact the way teachers address both subjects in their classroom practice. This mixed-methods research focuses on Early Childhood and Primary Education initial teacher training, and on the relation between pre-service teachers? visions for both disciplines. By making use of an open-ended questionnaire, and by using two analytical frameworks based of progression levels, the views of 63 prospective teachers are examined. Results show the existence of a positive, statistically significant correlation between the beliefs about Geography and about History. The necessity of working specifically about the nature of both areas is proposed as a way of improving teaching practices