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Improving Preservice Primary Teachers' Understanding of the Nature of Methods of Science through Reflective Reading of News Articles
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García-Carmona, Antonio – Science & Education, 2023
A study is presented that analyzed the pedagogical efficacy of reading opinion articles about methods of science, published in the media, in order to improve the meta-scientific understanding of 52 preservice primary teachers (PPTs) with regard to the topic. To this end, an activity was designed taking an explicit and reflective approach. The…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Scientific Literacy, Knowledge Level, Scientific Methodology
Understanding the Nature of Science through a Critical and Reflective Analysis of the Controversy between Pasteur and Liebig on Fermentation
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García-Carmona, Antonio; Acevedo-Díaz, José Antonio – Science & Education, 2017
This article presents a qualitative study, descriptive-interpretive in profile, of the effectiveness in learning about the nature of science (NOS) of an activity relating to the historical controversy between Pasteur and Liebig on fermentation. The activity was implemented during a course for pre-service secondary science teachers (PSSTs)…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Scientists, Scientific Concepts, Qualitative Research