Science instructors' views of science and nature of science
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Tarih
2011
Yazarlar
Dergi Başlığı
Dergi ISSN
Cilt Başlığı
Yayıncı
Peace and Conflict Studies
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
Özet
This qualitative study examined how college science faculty who teach introductory level undergraduate science courses including the fields of chemistry, biology, physics, and earth science, understand and define science and nature of science (NOS). Participants were seventeen science instructors from five different institutions in the northeastern U.S. and all of them were interviewed. Consistent with previous research, the findings revealed that the participants in this study held sophisticated and complex conceptions of NOS. In some instances their views were in line with the views promoted by science philosophers, and in other instances their views were more mixed and naive. Findings show that engaging in scientific inquiry is not enough to ensure informed conceptions of NOS.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
College science teaching, Nature of science, Qualitative research, Science education
Kaynak
Qualitative Report
WoS Q Değeri
Q2
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
16
Sayı
4
