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Akinoglu, Orhan; Eren, Canan Dilek – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
The aim of this research was to analyze pre-service teachers' perceptions of the concept "scientific knowledge" through metaphors. Phenomenology, one of qualitative research designs, was used in the study. A total of 189 pre-service teachers, including 158 females and 31 males, studying at different departments in the education faculty…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Preservice Teachers, Figurative Language, Comparative Analysis
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Aysegul, Derman; Serdar, Derman – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The aim of this study is to reveal prospective teachers' perceptions of the concept of science by asking them to use metaphors to describe it. A metaphor elicitation method was employed in this study. The data obtained from the study were considered with both quantitative and qualitative (Content Analysis) analyses. The study determined the…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teacher Attitudes