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Liu, Po-Hung – PRIMUS, 2014
The present study aimed to investigate in what way and to what extent Taiwanese college students' epistemological views of mathematics had evolved during a history-based liberal arts mathematics course titled: "When Liu Hui Meets Archimedes--Development of Eastern and Western Mathematics." The course was designed to help college students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Mathematics
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Seckin Kapucu, Munise; Cakmakci, Gultekin; Aydogdu, Cemil – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
This quasi-experimental study aims to investigate the documentary films' influence on 8th grade students' nature of science views. The study's participants were 113 8th grade students from two different schools taught by two different teachers. The study was completed over a 6-week period, during which topics related to "Cell Division and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quasiexperimental Design, Science Education, Documentaries
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Dudu, Washington T. – South African Journal of Education, 2014
The paper explores conceptions of the nature of scientific inquiry (NOSI) held by five teachers who were purposively and conveniently sampled. Teachers' conceptions of the NOSI were determined using a Probes questionnaire. To confirm teachers' responses, a semi-structured interview was conducted with each teacher. The Probes questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Creativity