Απόψεις Εκπαιδευτικών ΠΕ04 για τη Φύση της Επιστήμης
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Sep 14, 2024
Keywords:
nature of Science secondary Science teachers
Abstract
The Nature of Science teaching is considered essential for students’ scientific literacy and its effective teaching requires informed teachers. In the present study, the detection of Science teachers’ views is attempted, regarding the relation between scientific laws and theories. The quantitative strategy was chosen, while the SUSSI (Student Understanding of Science and Scientific Inquiry) questionnaire was used for data collection, as it combines closed and open type tasks. The results are in line with findings of relevant international studies, showing that scientific laws versus theories are an aspect of the Nature of Science about which Greek teachers present many misconceptions.
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