“scientific literacy” için 27 makale
Problems of Education in the 21st CenturyCilt 2020/78-legacy-4335, Sayı 3
On March 24 of this year 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the United States had the potential to become the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, due to the data presented that infected more than 42,000 people …
Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri DergisiCilt 2013/4, Sayı 8
In this work we present an experience report involving the execution of a pedagogical workshop about comics with Chemistry teaching undergraduate students. The workshop had as main goal to promote a discussion on the potential of narratives as an alternative …
European Journal of Science and Mathematics EducationCilt 2015/3, Sayı 2
Teachers may face considerable challenges when implementing socio‐scientific issues (SSI) in their classroom practices, such as incorporating student‐centred teaching practices and exploring knowledge and values in the context of socio‐ scientific issues. This year‐long study explores teachers’ reflections on the …
Problems of Education in the 21st CenturyCilt 2014/60, Sayı 60
Usually elementary teacher education has pitfalls in developing important dimensions of scientific literacy (SL) through science teaching. So, to refine some Teacher Education Program (TEP) characteristics is important to potentiate their positive attitudes towards links amongst science technology and society …
International Journal of Environmental and Science EducationCilt 2009/4, Sayı 3
Since the first use of ‘scientific literacy’ in the late 1950s, numerous science educators and policy makers have reconceptualised the term to such an extent that it has been described as being ‘ill-defined and diffuse’. Despite this lack of clarity, …
Problems of Education in the 21st CenturyCilt 2013/57, Sayı 57
The overall performances in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) of South African learners have been dismal to say the least and the Annual National Assessment test results of …
Dicle Üniversitesi Ziya Gökalp Eğitim Fakültesi DergisiCilt 2015/11, Sayı 24
This study, which focused on the scientific content – terminology dimension of scientific literacy, aimed at investigating the effect of the teaching process planned within the context of issue of demarcation of science from pseudoscience on the academic achievement of …
Problems of Education in the 21st CenturyCilt 2011/36, Sayı 36
Natural science competence of primary school teachers is one of the constituent parts of general professional competence. It is obvious that the students, would-be teachers (future teachers) of primary school, should receive considerably high education in the field of natural …
Problems of Education in the 21st CenturyCilt 2011/27, Sayı 27
For some years there have been theoretical debates concerning the role of school Geography. In Brazil, these questions came to prominence during the decade of the 80’s in the last century. In Europe, whilst the discussions had started previously, given …
Problems of Education in the 21st CenturyCilt 2010/19, Sayı 19
This article presents the results of a theoretical study, which purpose is to identify opportunities to update the learning process. Subject of study is the formation of scientific literacy among students in Bulgarian schools. Our study has two aspects: scientific …
International Journal of Environmental and Science EducationCilt 2010/5, Sayı 3
This article pursues a dual objective. First, it seeks to present the notion of the relationship to knowledge as a valuable theoretical tool for science education research. Secondly, it aims to illustrate how this notion has been operationalized in recent …
tojetCilt 2004/3, Sayı 1
Current reform efforts in education brought scientific literacy as the primary aim of the education. Although there is no consensus about the definition of scientific literacy, it is known as the ability to use scientific knowledge and ways of thinking …
Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi DergisiCilt 2012/2, Sayı 1
The purpose of this study was to understand the effects of structured chemistry laboratory activities on middle school students’ views of scientific inquiry. Sample included 48 6th and 7th grade middle school students and the data was collected by VOSI-E …
International Journal of Environmental and Science EducationCilt 2008/3, Sayı 4
The purpose of this study was to establish the nature and extent of scientific literacy (SL) themes coverage in Zambian national high school biology curriculum. The three data sources are biology textbooks, biology syllabi, and grade twelve national biology examination …
International Journal of Environmental and Science EducationCilt 2009/4, Sayı 3
This paper revisits the discussion about the objectives of scientific literacy-oriented chemistry teaching, its connection to the German concept of Allgemeinbildung, and the debate of science through education vs. education through science. About 10 years ago the sociocritical and problem-oriented …
International Journal of Environmental and Science EducationCilt 2009/4, Sayı 3
Scientific literacy is a major educational and political goal worldwide, yet the development and enhancement of scientific literacy is not well understood. In order to better understand scientific literacy at the level of everyday science meaning making and a person’s …
International Journal of Environmental and Science EducationCilt 2009/4, Sayı 3
This paper sets out to provide an overview of scientific literacy specifically related to whether emphasis is placed on the ‘science’ or the ‘literacy’ aspect, accepting that literacy, wherever used, is wider than simply reading and writing. It does this …
International Journal of Environmental and Science EducationCilt 2009/4, Sayı 3
In the United States and around the world, calls for educational reform stress the need for a scientifically literate population, prepared for the twenty-first century workforce. These calls have translated into new curricula, which in isolation, are not enough? Teachers …
International Journal of Environmental and Science EducationCilt 2009/4, Sayı 3
The focus of this paper is on selected recent South African research studies that have explored efforts to promote the discussion, writing, and arguing aspects of scientific literacy in primary and middle schools, particularly amongst second-language learners. These studies reveal …
International Journal of Environmental and Science EducationCilt 2009/4, Sayı 3
Education and political leaders worldwide are increasingly placing emphasis on developing scientific literacy. This also is the case in Thailand with science education influenced by educational reform in 1999, in which the goals of science education are shaped by the …
International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and TechnologyCilt 2013/1, Sayı 3
Although the reasons for concern about quality differ from nation to nation, the primary rallying point for science education reform is the perceived level of scientific literacy among a nation’s populace. The essential nature of scientific literacy is that which …
iojesCilt 2013/5, Sayı 1
Because scrutinizing the factors that derived from international studies and have potential to make a country more successful in scientific literacy has been one major concern of researchers in science education field, we carried out a study to expose the …
Araştırma Temelli Etkinlik Dergisi (ATED)Cilt 2012/1-legacy-238, Sayı 1
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a Nature of Science (NOS) activity allowing middle school level students to experience a scientific research process to solve a given problem within a social setting. This activity treats a regular classroom …
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kirsehir Egitim Fakültesi DergisiCilt 2010/11, Sayı 4
In this paper we place an emphasis on authentic science practices grounded by anthropological and sociological lenses of science and discuss their implications for science teaching. We highlight the problem of typical science teaching as teaching merely about the “normal …
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kirsehir Egitim Fakültesi DergisiCilt 2010/11, Sayı 4
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 …