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Direct linkYapici, Ibrahim Ümit; Ertas Karaaslan, Zeynep – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2018
The present study aimed to evaluate the use of metaphors by preservice science teachers on the subject of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In the study, a phenomenology method was employed in the scope of a qualitative research model. The study group was composed of 189 preservice teachers who were employed in various science fields (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Language Usage, Figurative Language
Rundgren, Carl-Johan; Hirsch, Richard; Tibell, Lena A. E. – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2009
The study reported in this article investigated the use of metaphors by upper secondary and tertiary students while learning a specific content area in molecular life science, protein function. Terms and expressions in science can be used in such precise and general senses that they are totally dissociated from their metaphoric origins. Beginners…
Descriptors: Molecular Biology, Biological Sciences, Secondary School Students, Postsecondary Education
Cardak, Osman – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2009
The aim of this article was to study the concepts and thoughts of primary education students about dangerous animals. A total of 316 primary education students attending a primary school in Turkey participated in the study. The research data was obtained through open-ended questions and word association tests. Data obtained from the questions…
Descriptors: Animals, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes
