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http://dx.doi.org/10.5012/jkcs.2004.48.6.638

Middle and High School Students' Views on the Scientific Model  

Cha, Jeong-Ho (Department of Chemistry Education, Seoul National University)
Kim, Young-Hee (Department of Chemistry Education, Seoul National University)
Noh, Tae-Hee (Department of Chemistry Education, Seoul National University)
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Journal of the Korean Chemical Society / v.48, no.6, 2004 , pp. 638-644 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate students' views on the scientific model and to compare their views by grade, gender, and achievement. Relationships between students' views on the scientific model and epistemological beliefs were also investigated. Participants were 137 8th- and 112 11th-graders in Seoul. The results indicated that the students' views on the scientific model, on the whole, were adequate except the items concerning the 'models as exact replicas'. Male students or high-achieving students had more adequate views on the scientific model than female students or low-achieving students. However, there was no significant difference between 8th- and 11th-graders. In correlation analysis, students with inappropriate views on the scientific model were found to have traditional epistemological beliefs.
Keywords
Scientific Model; Epistemological Beliefs; Nature of Science;
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