Research Article

Investigation of Preservice Science Teachers’ Knowledge and Views about Nature of Science and Scientific Knowledge

Volume: 10 Number: 4 October 30, 2017
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Investigation of Preservice Science Teachers’ Knowledge and Views about Nature of Science and Scientific Knowledge

Abstract

The only way to train students as individuals understand science and nature of scientific knowledge is to train educators in the field of both science and other zones as individuals that comprehend science and the nature of scientific knowledge as well.  On that account if demanding posterities being scientific literates first should be sure on teachers graduating from faculty of education becoming educators who comprehend science and nature of scientific knowledge. The aim of this study is to determine preservice science teachers’ knowledge and views about nature of science and scientific knowledge. In the research, qualitative research method was used. The design of research is case study. Sample of the research comprises forty three preservice science teachers studying in science education of a university in Aegean Region. Thirty four pre-service science teachers who participated in this study are female and nine of them is male. Participant pre-service science teachers were selected among the ones who took the course “Nature of Science and Science History’’ with purposive sampling method throughout the research. “Views of Nature of Science’’ (VNOS-C) was applied to those pre-service science teachers during the lesson to determinate their current knowledge. In the end of the research, it was determined that there are deficiencies and misconceptions of pre-service science teachers about nature of science and scientific knowledge but they are mostly acceptable to some extent.  

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 30, 2017

Submission Date

October 25, 2017

Acceptance Date

October 6, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 10 Number: 4

APA
Yenice, N., & Ceren-atmaca, A. (2017). Investigation of Preservice Science Teachers’ Knowledge and Views about Nature of Science and Scientific Knowledge. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, 10(4), 366-393. https://izlik.org/JA24GD35ZE