Developing a Professional Development Package for Nature of Science Instruction and Discussion about Its Implementation for Pre-Service Teachers

dc.creator	Fitnat KÖSEOĞLU
dc.creator	Halil TÜMAY
dc.creator	Ulaş ÜSTÜN
dc.date	2010-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:08:02Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:08:02Z
dc.identifier	1302-5007
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f19917c6d21440de83bc95daea86ff0b
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/11678
dc.description	Improving ideas about nature of science (NOS) is one of the prerequisites for making individuals scientifically literate, which is one of the common aims of the curricula recently developed. However, the studies show that even some science teachers have naïve ideas about NOS. In this qualitative study, a professional development package (PDP) developed by researchers to improve in-service and pre-service science teachers‟ understandings about NOS is introduced and its effects on pre-service science teachers‟ NOS understandings is examined. PDP included explicit-reflective scientific inquiry and argumentation activities and 27 pre-service chemistry teachers trained with the PDP for one year. Variety of qualitative data sources including Views on Nature of Science-Form C, interviews and self-evaluation forms were used in the study. Findings of the study indicated that PDP has improved pre-service teachers‟ ideas about NOS. However, participants‟ misconceptions about the scientific theories and laws, observation and inference have been more difficult to change. Results of the study also showed that changing understandings about NOS requires long and well designed instructions.
dc.language	Turkish
dc.publisher	Ahi Evran University
dc.relation	http://kefad.ahievran.edu.tr/archieve/pdfler/Cilt11Sayi4/JKEF_11_4_2010_129-162.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1302-5007
dc.source	Journal of Kirsehir Education Faculty, Vol 11, Iss 4, Pp 129-162 (2010)
dc.subject	Nature of science
dc.subject	Scientific literacy
dc.subject	Teacher education
dc.subject	Science education
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Developing a Professional Development Package for Nature of Science Instruction and Discussion about Its Implementation for Pre-Service Teachers
dc.type	article