In this research views of science and technology teachers about the nature of scientific knowledge were examined. 74 science and technology teachers who work at various primary schools in one of the big cities of Turkey participated to the research. Data of the research were obtained from Views on Science, Technology and Society, VOSTS, six-items questionnaire developed which was chosen as available for the aim of research and adapted to Turkish. In conclusion of the analysis, it was seemed that views of majority of science and technology teachers on tentativeness of the nature of scientific knowledge are realistic, and they have naive views on epistemology of scientific knowledge. And also, it was determined that almost all of the science and technology teachers have naive views towards "hypothesis become theories and then theories become laws".
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Educational Sciences |
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Publication Date | February 1, 2011 |
Published in Issue | Year 2011 Volume: 6 Issue: 1 |