Eliciting the views of prospective elementary and preschool teachers about the nature of science

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dc.contributor.authorKaraman, Ayhan
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:16:43Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:16:43Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractRecent science education standards emphasize the importance of the instruction of nature of science (NOS) concepts at all levels of schooling from pre-K to K-12. Delivering a proper NOS education to students is excessively dependent on their teachers with an adequate understanding of NOS concepts. The present study investigated the science conceptions of preschool and elementary teacher candidates. The data collected from a total of 506 prospective teachers were analyzed with respect to the following demographic variables: majors, genders, grade levels, high schools and GPAs of teacher candidates. “Student Understanding of Science and Scientific Inquiry (SUSSI)” developed originally by Liang et al. (2008) was the instrument used to collect data in this study. The data analyses were conducted using MANOVA and Pearson Correlation Coefficient. The corresponding mean scores of the teacher candidates in specific aspects of NOS ranged from “poor” to “informed” conceptions of science. All but one of the demographic variables yielded statistically insignificant results on the NOS conceptions of teacher candidates. The majors of the teacher candidates were detected as a significant variable influencing the conceptions of the teacher candidates. The results of the study were discussed in reference with the relevant literature. © 2018 Public Library of Science. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.12973/eu-jer.7.1.45
dc.identifier.endpage61
dc.identifier.issn2165-8714
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85060814043
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage45
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.7.1.45
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/4188
dc.identifier.volume7
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorKaraman, Ayhan
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEurasian Society of Educational Research
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of Educational Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20250323
dc.subjectExploratory and confirmatory factor analysis
dc.subjectMANOVA
dc.subjectNature of science conceptions
dc.subjectProspective elementary teachers
dc.subjectProspective preschool teachers
dc.titleEliciting the views of prospective elementary and preschool teachers about the nature of science
dc.typeArticle

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