Bridging The Gap Between Teachers and Curriculum Reform: Teachers’ Opinions on The Effects of In-Service Training Course

The aim of this study is to present teachers’ opinions on the effects of the course teachers’ knowledge related to science learning and teaching methods, and their opinions’ on the difficulties related with science teaching methods. The participants included 16 science teachers. The reflective journal was used as a database for the study. Despite the limitations of short-term effect to teachers, the course contributed to positive changes in teachers’ opinions about science learning and knowledge of science teaching methods. The improvement observed in teachers’ knowledge may trigger them to use the methods they learned in the course when they face with difficulties such as covering the content, insufficient science equipment, crowded classes, and classroom management problems.