Research Article

Development of students’ views on the demarcation between science and pseudoscience

Volume: 10 Number: 3 July 31, 2021
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Development of students’ views on the demarcation between science and pseudoscience

Abstract

This research aimed to determine and develop 8th grade students’ views on the demarcation between science and pseudoscience. In this context, the study was designed with convergent parallel design which is a mixed research method. The study group for the quantitative dimension was composed of 32 8th graders in a secondary school in Akdeniz district of Mersin province. The study group for the qualitative dimension consisted of six students selected from among these 32 students by purposeful sampling method. As data collection tools, Pseudoscience Belief Scale which consisted of 21 questions and a semi-structured interview form composed of nine questions were used. During the data analysis, statistical calculations were done by using the SPSS package program for the quantitative dimension. Content analysis method was used to categorize qualitative as codes and themes. Based on the study results, it was observed that the pseudoscientific beliefs were not based on gender and it was found that students’ pseudoscientific beliefs decreased with the implementation in which the argumentation method was used.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 31, 2021

Submission Date

March 31, 2021

Acceptance Date

July 26, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 10 Number: 3

APA
Biçer, A., & Ercan Yalman, F. (2021). Development of students’ views on the demarcation between science and pseudoscience. Turkish Journal of Education, 10(3), 211-236. https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.907117
AMA
1.Biçer A, Ercan Yalman F. Development of students’ views on the demarcation between science and pseudoscience. TURJE. 2021;10(3):211-236. doi:10.19128/turje.907117
Chicago
Biçer, Ali, and Feride Ercan Yalman. 2021. “Development of Students’ Views on the Demarcation Between Science and Pseudoscience”. Turkish Journal of Education 10 (3): 211-36. https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.907117.
EndNote
Biçer A, Ercan Yalman F (July 1, 2021) Development of students’ views on the demarcation between science and pseudoscience. Turkish Journal of Education 10 3 211–236.
IEEE
[1]A. Biçer and F. Ercan Yalman, “Development of students’ views on the demarcation between science and pseudoscience”, TURJE, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 211–236, July 2021, doi: 10.19128/turje.907117.
ISNAD
Biçer, Ali - Ercan Yalman, Feride. “Development of Students’ Views on the Demarcation Between Science and Pseudoscience”. Turkish Journal of Education 10/3 (July 1, 2021): 211-236. https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.907117.
JAMA
1.Biçer A, Ercan Yalman F. Development of students’ views on the demarcation between science and pseudoscience. TURJE. 2021;10:211–236.
MLA
Biçer, Ali, and Feride Ercan Yalman. “Development of Students’ Views on the Demarcation Between Science and Pseudoscience”. Turkish Journal of Education, vol. 10, no. 3, July 2021, pp. 211-36, doi:10.19128/turje.907117.
Vancouver
1.Ali Biçer, Feride Ercan Yalman. Development of students’ views on the demarcation between science and pseudoscience. TURJE. 2021 Jul. 1;10(3):211-36. doi:10.19128/turje.907117

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