Assessing Pre-Service Teachers' Understandings Of The Nature Of Scientific Knowledge Via Media Reports
This study aims to examine the usability of media reports as an alternative technique to assess how pre-service teachers' understandings on the characteristics of scientific knowledge differ in a presented media reports. Fifty pre-service mathematics teachers, who were enrolled in department of...
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| description | This study aims to examine the usability of media reports as an alternative technique to assess how pre-service teachers' understandings on the characteristics of scientific knowledge differ in a presented media reports. Fifty pre-service mathematics teachers, who were enrolled in department of teaching mathematics at the secondary level, participated in this research study. Media reports were used to assess participants' understandings of the nature of scientific knowledge. Data were analyzed by open coding and the codes were categorized to determine conceptual constructs. Analysis of qualitative data gathered via media reports revealed that pre-service teachers hold inadequate understanding about the nature of scientific knowledge. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-df990efd8b2c485bbd45356c11b2c3902025-08-20T02:18:04ZengSakarya UniversitySakarya University Journal of Education2146-74552014-03-014113714428Assessing Pre-Service Teachers' Understandings Of The Nature Of Scientific Knowledge Via Media ReportsEsra Macaroğlu AkgülNagihan İmer ÇetinThis study aims to examine the usability of media reports as an alternative technique to assess how pre-service teachers' understandings on the characteristics of scientific knowledge differ in a presented media reports. Fifty pre-service mathematics teachers, who were enrolled in department of teaching mathematics at the secondary level, participated in this research study. Media reports were used to assess participants' understandings of the nature of scientific knowledge. Data were analyzed by open coding and the codes were categorized to determine conceptual constructs. Analysis of qualitative data gathered via media reports revealed that pre-service teachers hold inadequate understanding about the nature of scientific knowledge.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/192323nature of sciencemedia reportspre-service teachersnature of scientific knowledgebilimin doğasımedya haberleriöğretmen adaylarıbilimsel bilginin doğası. |
| spellingShingle | Esra Macaroğlu Akgül Nagihan İmer Çetin Assessing Pre-Service Teachers' Understandings Of The Nature Of Scientific Knowledge Via Media Reports Sakarya University Journal of Education nature of science media reports pre-service teachers nature of scientific knowledge bilimin doğası medya haberleri öğretmen adayları bilimsel bilginin doğası. |
| title | Assessing Pre-Service Teachers' Understandings Of The Nature Of Scientific Knowledge Via Media Reports |
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| topic | nature of science media reports pre-service teachers nature of scientific knowledge bilimin doğası medya haberleri öğretmen adayları bilimsel bilginin doğası. |
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