Research Article

Middle-School Students’ Perceptions of History of Science

Volume: 11 Number: 1 April 30, 2021
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Middle-School Students’ Perceptions of History of Science

Abstract

This study aims to investigate middle school students’ perceptions of history of science. The participants were a total of 140 students who studied at 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th middle school grade levels. A Word-Association-Test (WAT) was used to collect data. After data collection, frequencies of response-words were determined. By using cut-point technique, concept webs were drawn. According to the findings, the most different response-words were gathered from the 5th graders, and the least different response-words were gathered from the 8th graders. Participants generally associated the history of science concept with the scientists who made inventions. Besides that, students in the lower grades gave the most different response-words while 8th graders generally associated the concept with the subjects in the science curriculum.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2021

Submission Date

October 8, 2020

Acceptance Date

March 16, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 11 Number: 1

APA
Mısır, M. E., & Adıgüzel, O. (2021). Middle-School Students’ Perceptions of History of Science. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 11(1), 155-181. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.807577
AMA
1.Mısır ME, Adıgüzel O. Middle-School Students’ Perceptions of History of Science. SUJE. 2021;11(1):155-181. doi:10.19126/suje.807577
Chicago
Mısır, Muhammet Emin, and Onur Adıgüzel. 2021. “Middle-School Students’ Perceptions of History of Science”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 11 (1): 155-81. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.807577.
EndNote
Mısır ME, Adıgüzel O (April 1, 2021) Middle-School Students’ Perceptions of History of Science. Sakarya University Journal of Education 11 1 155–181.
IEEE
[1]M. E. Mısır and O. Adıgüzel, “Middle-School Students’ Perceptions of History of Science”, SUJE, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 155–181, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.19126/suje.807577.
ISNAD
Mısır, Muhammet Emin - Adıgüzel, Onur. “Middle-School Students’ Perceptions of History of Science”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 11/1 (April 1, 2021): 155-181. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.807577.
JAMA
1.Mısır ME, Adıgüzel O. Middle-School Students’ Perceptions of History of Science. SUJE. 2021;11:155–181.
MLA
Mısır, Muhammet Emin, and Onur Adıgüzel. “Middle-School Students’ Perceptions of History of Science”. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol. 11, no. 1, Apr. 2021, pp. 155-81, doi:10.19126/suje.807577.
Vancouver
1.Muhammet Emin Mısır, Onur Adıgüzel. Middle-School Students’ Perceptions of History of Science. SUJE. 2021 Apr. 1;11(1):155-81. doi:10.19126/suje.807577

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