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http://dx.doi.org/10.21796/jse.2020.44.1.1

The Elementary School Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of Seasonal Length of Day and Night: Focus on the Types of Explanations in Written and Drawn Description  

Shin, Yoonjoo (Seoul National University)
Ahn, Yumin (Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation)
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Journal of Science Education / v.44, no.1, 2020 , pp. 1-14 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we analyzed the written and drawn explanations of thirty elementary school pre-service teachers in order to examine their perception on the seasonal length of day and night. The main findings are as follows: First, pre-service teachers used the most common term in the description of the texts, such as meridian altitude, axis of rotation, and revolution, and there were more misconceptions in the drawn explanation than in the written explanation. Second, by analyzing the pre-service teachers' perceptions by combining written and drawn explanations, it is possible to detect scientific errors that the distance between the Earth and the Sun is closer when the axis of rotation is tilted in relation to the revolution and seasonal changes due to changes in the orbital radius of the Earth. In addition, there have been types of explanations such as seasonally changing meridian altitudes related to the rotation of the Earth but no change in the location of the Sun. Based on the results of the analysis, we discussed the lack of experience in constructing an explanatory system of specific phenomena using scientific knowledge, lack of observational experiences about natural phenomena, and lack of exposure to other explanatory systems that cause cognitive conflicts. We hope that it will be concrete and practical help to improve the understanding of pre-service teachers in the science domain of primary teacher training program.
Keywords
seasonal length of day and night; elementary school pre-service teacher; written explanation; drawn explanation; misconception;
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