PREDICTIVE POWER OF BIOLOGY TEACHER’S SELF-EFFICACY ON ACCEPTABILITY AND APPLICATION OF VIRTUAL AND HANDS-ON DISSECTIONS

Hands-on dissections of animals are traditionally regarded as an essential part biology education. Nowadays, regardless the reported educational benefits, there is a gradual change in concept and acceptance hands-on dissection, leading many cases to its abandonment schools replacement with alternatives such 3D models, figurines, plastination computer-based alternatives. However, position dissection has recently been challenged, mostly by computer-supported The aim study was explore whether teacher self-efficacy can be recognized predictor application different kinds virtual Biology lessons. Based on responses from 405 Czech teachers differences acceptability implementation organisms for dissection. It established, that not either or actual behaviour both variants Keywords: lessons, teachers, self-efficacy,