Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 1 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 4 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 6 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Source
| Discover Education | 1 |
| Elementary School Forum… | 1 |
| International Journal of… | 1 |
| International Journal on… | 1 |
| Journal of Education in… | 1 |
| Research in Science Education | 1 |
Author
| El Takach, Suzanne | 2 |
| Al Tobi, Abdullah | 1 |
| Erdogan, Sezen Camci | 1 |
| Gokbulak, Yagmur | 1 |
| Krell, Moritz | 1 |
| Reinisch, Bianca | 1 |
| Senler, Burcu | 1 |
| Vanessa Crump | 1 |
| Yacoubian, Hagop A. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 3 |
| Higher Education | 3 |
| Postsecondary Education | 3 |
| Junior High Schools | 2 |
| Middle Schools | 2 |
| Secondary Education | 2 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Draw a Person Test | 6 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkVanessa Crump – Discover Education, 2024
This study sought to determine what undergraduate science students envision when asked to picture a scientist at work. Stereotypical understandings of who becomes a scientist and what the work involves may deter young people from STEM careers. The Draw-A-Scientist Test (DAST) and variations have been used over 40 years to explore student…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Cognitive Tests, Personality Measures, Projective Measures
Reinisch, Bianca; Krell, Moritz – Research in Science Education, 2023
In science education, learners' conceptions of scientists and their work are often assessed by the Draw-A-Scientist Test (DAST). Due to validity concerns, methodical literature demands the development of alternative instruments to measure learners' conceptions validly and efficiently. This study presents an instrument with 29 rating scale items to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Attitudes, Knowledge Level
Download full textGokbulak, Yagmur; Senler, Burcu – Elementary School Forum (Mimbar Sekolah Dasar), 2021
This study aims to develop primary-school students' understanding of the scientific practices in the Benzene Ring Heuristic (BRH) and to determine how BRH applications would affect student perceptions about science, scientific knowledge, and scientists. An interpretative qualitative research design was used in the study. The study group consisted…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Students, Scientific Research, Heuristics
Erdogan, Sezen Camci – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2019
The present study aims to examine the perceptions towards scientists and science/pseudoscience distinctions of gifted education and elementary education teacher candidates who will educate gifted students especially at the elementary education level. A total of 92 volunteer prospective teachers, composed of candidates from gifted education and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Academically Gifted
El Takach, Suzanne; Al Tobi, Abdullah – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2021
Teaching science is still relying mainly on frontal teaching and assessed by paper-and-pencil-tests. Also, students in developed countries view science production through doing experiments in a lab, that's why these students hold a negative view about science and scientists and they do not like to choose their future careers in science. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
El Takach, Suzanne; Yacoubian, Hagop A. – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2020
The purpose of this study was to explore school science teachers' and their students' perceptions of science and scientists. The participants included 116 in-service middle school chemistry teachers who attended a training program at the Faculty of Education, Lebanese University, and 250 of their students, randomly selected from a larger sample of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Teachers, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
