Investigation of Preservice Teachers’ Model-Evidence Link Evaluation Levels Related to GDO
Abstract
Although genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are scientific issues,
their disadvantages as well as advantages are often asserted in society. In
other words, they are controversial issues in society. In this context,
individuals need to make informed decisions about GMOs which are part of
socio-scientific issues. Making informed decisions by critically evaluating on
controversial issues is a significant skill. Therefore this study aims to
detect pre-service science teachers’ evaluation level of model-evidence links.
The study was a descriptive survey that uses a qualitative data source and
research group consisted of junior students of Science Education Department in
a public university in Turkey. The Model-Evidence Link (MEL) diagram developed
by the high school science teachers who attended a workshop organized Lombardi,
Sibley and Carroll (2013) and adapted to GMO by the same teachers was used as
the data collection tool. A rubric developed by Lombardi, Bickel, Brandt and
Burg (2016) and adapted to this study by the authors of the present paper was
used for analyzing the data. The analyses indicated that pre-service teachers
evaluated model-evidence links on the topic of GMOs generally in descriptive
and relational level, however, rarely in critical level.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
August 15, 2019
Submission Date
October 15, 2018
Acceptance Date
May 15, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 9 Number: 2
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