Profiles of Freshman Physics Students' Views on the Nature of Science

被引：28

作者：

Ibrahim, Bashirah ^{[2
]}

Buffler, Andy ^{[2
]}

Lubben, Fred ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ York, Dept Educ Studies, York YO10 5DD, N Yorkshire, England

[2] Univ Cape Town, Dept Phys, ZA-7001 Rondebosch, South Africa

来源：

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING | 2009年 / 46卷 / 03期

关键词：

physics; nature of science; higher education; EPISTEMOLOGICAL VIEWS; TEACHERS CONCEPTIONS; UNIVERSITY SCIENCE; SCHOOL SCIENCE; EDUCATION; IMAGES; PERCEPTIONS; CULTURE; IDEAS; WORK;

D O I：

10.1002/tea.20219

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

The views on various aspects of the nature of science (NOS) of 179 novice undergraduate physics students were investigated using six open-ended, written probes. These views were consolidated within compact NOS "profiles," which were designed based on the students' responses to the probes. These profiles may be understood as sets of key descriptors, which represented the variation in the views of individual students in a succinct way. The views of 86% of the sample were found to be represented by four profiles, each containing five descriptors. The consequences for the teaching and learning of tertiary science, and advantages for linking NOS views to other research observables were explored. (C) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 46: 248-264, 2009

引用

页码：248 / 264

页数：17

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