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Koseoglu, Pinar; Pehlivan, Hulya – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2018
The purpose of the study was to identify and analyse high school students' metaphorical perceptions of biology and biology teacher concepts. The sample comprised all the 515 students studying in the Etimesgut district in Ankara in the spring semester of the 2015/2016 academic year. The data were gathered through a form which included the phrases…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Teachers, High School Students, Figurative Language
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Onen Ozturk, Fatma; Aglarci, Oya – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the metaphors created by prospective chemistry and science teachers and their views about how the studies in the field of chemistry are carried out in relation to the grade level and department. Research Methods: Case study as a qualitative research design was used. Participants in the study included…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Preservice Teachers, College Freshmen
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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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Çetin, Ali – European Journal of Physics Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to describe high school students' "physics", physics lesson" and "physics teacher" conceptions by using metaphors. 313 students participated in the study from different high school types in Siirt, Turkey. A metaphorical perception form constructed by researcher was individually conducted,…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Foreign Countries, Physics, High School Students
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Bas, Fatih – International Education Studies, 2016
In this study, it is aimed to investigate pre-service elementary mathematics teachers' perceptions about scientific research with metaphor analysis and determine the foundations of these perceptions. This phenomenological study was conducted with 182 participants. The data were collected with two open-ended survey forms formed for investigating…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Students, Scientific Research
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Yilmaz, Fatih – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
The main objective of this research is to find out how the teacher candidates who graduated from the Faculty of Theology and study in pedagogical formation program perceive the theory of evolution. Having a descriptive characteristic, this research is conducted with 63 Faculty of Theology graduate teacher candidates of which 36 is women and 27 is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Theological Education, Teacher Education Programs
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Dolphin, Glenn; Benoit, Wendy – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
At present, quality earth science education in grade school is rare, increasing the importance of post-secondary courses. Observations of post-secondary geoscience indicate students often maintain errant ideas about the earth, even after direct instruction. This qualitative case study documents model-building activities of students as they…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Science Instruction, Earth Science
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Celik, Harun – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2016
In science teaching, metaphors are important tools for understanding meaningful learning and conceptual formation by the help of daily life language. This study aims to evaluate how the concepts of heat, temperature and energy are perceived by students in secondary school science classes and how the perceptions of these concepts vary in terms of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Concept Formation, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction
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Höst, Gunnar E.; Anward, Jan – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
Learning to talk science is an important aspect of learning to do science. Given that scientists' language frequently includes intentions and purposes in explanations of unobservable objects and events, teachers must interpret whether learners' use of such language reflects a scientific understanding or inaccurate anthropomorphism and teleology.…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Science Instruction, Semi Structured Interviews, Student Attitudes
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Jonane, Lolita – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2015
The role of analogies as tools for teaching difficult science concepts has been widely discussed in science education. The application of analogies in the context of sustainable education involves richer potential. The purposeful use of appropriate analogies can facilitate analogical thinking and transfer skills, as well as develop abilities which…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Physics, Science Education, Figurative Language
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Karaçam, Sedat – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2015
The aim of this study is to examine secondary school students' images and conceptualisations about scientists by contextual data analysis, and to determine relationships between them. The respondents were 356 students attending 6th and 7th grades of secondary school in Duzce. Tests were conducted during 2013-2014 academic year. Students' images…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Scientists, Foreign Countries
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Felzmann, Dirk – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
To date, there has only been little conceptual change research regarding conceptions about glaciers. This study used the theoretical background of embodied cognition to reconstruct different metaphorical concepts with respect to the structure of a glacier. Applying the Model of Educational Reconstruction, the conceptions of students and scientists…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Scientific Concepts, Natural Resources, Concept Formation
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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
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Niebert, Kai; Gropengießer, Harald – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
Over the last 20 years, science education studies have reported that there are very different understandings among students of science regarding the key aspects of climate change. We used the cognitive linguistic framework of experientialism to shed new light on this valuable pool of studies to identify the conceptual resources of understanding…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Scientists, Climate
Hu, Dehui – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Calculus is used across many physics topics from introductory to upper-division level college courses. The concepts of differentiation and integration are important tools for solving real world problems. Using calculus or any mathematical tool in physics is much more complex than the straightforward application of the equations and algorithms that…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Physics, Science Instruction, College Students
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