ERIC Number: EJ1184959
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Analysis of Pre-Service Science Teachers' Understanding of Nature of Science and Proposed Arguments on Socio-Scientific Issues
Bilican, Kader
International Journal of Research in Education and Science, v4 n2 p420-435 Sum 2018
The purpose of current research is to explore the influence of a science teaching method course incorporating explicit reflective NOS instruction on pre-service science teachers' views of NOS and justifications in their arguments related to their decision-making on socio-scientific issues. This study is a case study and the participants were 5 pre-service science teachers who were enrolled in elementary science teaching program. To track changes in participants' NOS views, the Views of Nature of Science Questionnaire was administered as preand post- test. To examine students' source of justifications, the decisionmaking questionnaire was administered as pre- and post-questionnaire. The research questions of the study were examined for each participant and presented to include the change in participants' NOS views, change in participants' source of justifications, and the relation between participants' views of NOS and their justifications in their arguments on SSI. The results of the study did not show a clear relationship between improved NOS views and the shifts in the sources of justifications used to make decisions on socio-scientific issues.
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Literacy, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Knowledge Level, Familiarity, Science Achievement, Teaching Methods, Methods Courses, Decision Making, Science and Society, Questionnaires, Pretests Posttests, Achievement Gains
International Journal of Research in Education and Science. Necmettin Erbakan University, Ahmet Kelesoglu Education Faculty, Meram, Konya 42090 Turkey. e-mail: ijresoffice@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.ijres.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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