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Wang, Jingying; An, Guiqing; Ma, Yongjun; Cai, Chun – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2017
Scientific epistemology is important issues in the International science education, of which teachers' views of nature of science and scientific inquiry as the two core topics, become the principal part of research, also have an important influence on the theory and practice of science curriculum. The purpose of this study was to investigate and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Epistemology, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers
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Hacieminoglu, Esme – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
The purpose of this study is to investigate how the in-service science teachers' (IST) perceptions and practices about curriculum and integration of the history of science (HOS) and the nature of science (NOS) affect their science courses. For this aim, how ISTs integrated the NOS and HOS in their elementary science courses for understanding of…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, History Instruction, Scientific Principles, Integrated Curriculum
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Cil, Emine; Cepni, Salih – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The aim of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of the conceptual change approach, explicit reflective approach, and the course book by the Ministry of Education on the views toward the nature of science and conceptual change in the Light unit. Three study groups were selected from several seventh grade classes. Two of the three classes,…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Light, Concept Formation, Reflection