KMID : 1059520120560030378
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Journal of the Korean Chemical Society 2012 Volume.56 No. 3 p.378 ~ p.385
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The Relationship between Students¡¯ Out-of-school Science Experience and Their View on the Nature of Science
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Kang Suk-Jin
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Abstract
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In this study, the relationship between students¡¯ out-of-school science experience and their view on the nature of science was investigated. The participants were 267 sixth graders, 281 eighth graders, and 307 tenth graders from schools in Seoul. A test of views on the nature of science which consists of five items concerning the purpose of science, the definition of scientific theory, the nature of scientific model, the tentativeness of scientific theory, and the origin of scientific theory was administered. Students¡¯ out-of-school science experiences were measured with a subscale of the modified Science Experience Survey consisting of seven items. The results indicated that no statistically significant relationship was found between students¡¯ out-of-school science experience and their view on the nature of science in sixth graders. In eighth graders, high level students in terms of out-of-school science experiences were found to possess more contemporarily epistemological view in the item concerning the nature of scientific model but more falsificationist view in the item concerning the tentativeness of scientific theory. High level tenth graders in terms of out-of-school science experiences exhibited more epistemologically sophisticated understandings of the nature of science than their counterparts in the items concerning the purpose of science, the definition of scientific theory, and the nature of scientific model.
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KEYWORD
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Out-of-school science experience, Nature of science, Elementary school student, Middle school student, High school student
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