Table 4.

Correlations of misconceptions with learning beliefs and professional knowledge.

Aspects of professional competency			M (SD) /Max score	Correlation with misconceptions
				r	p	n
Learning Beliefs	biography-based	Definition of learning				79
		as reproduction	3.92 (0.57)/6	0.158	0.164
		as transformation	3.69 (0.86)/6	0.071	0.532
		Learning strategies				79
		cognitive	3.39 (0.79)/6	0.113	0.321
		metacognitive	3.57 (0.69)/6	0.027	0.811
	theory-based	Beliefs about teaching and learning				75
		transmissive	2.45 (0.49)/4	0.139	0.236
		constructivist	3.50 (0.42)/4	0.313∗∗	0.006
		Nature of science	3.49 (0.34)/4	–0.090	0.444	75
Professional Knowledge						75
		CK about curricular content related to neuroscience	3.00 (1.41)/6	0.091	0.437
		PCK about instructional strategies for sustainable learning	4.83 (2.46)/24	–0.062	0.595
		PPK about psychology of human learning	9.85 (3.24)/34	0.062	0.600