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Developing Middle School Students' Understanding of the Nature of Science through History of Science  

Choi, Joon-Whan (Pusan National University)
Nam, Jeong-Hee (Pusan National University)
Ko, Moon-Sook (Pusan National University)
Ko, Mi-Re (Pusan National University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.29, no.2, 2009 , pp. 221-239 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore how 9th grade students' understanding of the nature of science developed during a one-year implementation of NOS learning materials. The lessons were a combination of short readings in episodes in the history of science with accompaning response booklets consisting of illustrations and questions. The lessons were designed to be 45 minutes in length and were implemented over ten months of the school term. Data on students' understanding as it developed during the implementation were obtained from test items, questionnaires, and students' journal. Findings indicate that students showed changes in their understanding of the nature of science towards modern views of the nature of science. However, they showed understanding of tentativeness of scientific knowledge, they also showed belief of absoluteness of scientific knowledge.
Keywords
nature of science; history of science; modern view of the nature of science; scientific knowledge;
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