The effect of science centres on perceptions of secondary school students towards the nature of science
In the study reported on here, the effects of science centres on the perceptions of secondary school students towards the nature of science were examined. The study group consisted of 16 students aged 13 and 14 of which 7 were female and 9 male. In this study, a total of 4 trips were arranged to the...
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| description | In the study reported on here, the effects of science centres on the perceptions of secondary school students towards the nature of science were examined. The study group consisted of 16 students aged 13 and 14 of which 7 were female and 9 male. In this study, a total of 4 trips were arranged to the science centre twice a month for 2 months. Students attended different workshops, planetariums and exhibitions on each trip to the science centre they attended. The activities that students attended during these trips were independent of the school curriculum. The data were obtained in the spring of 2019. This study was experimental research. Mixed method was used as the research model and the concurrent triangulation pattern was used as the design. The Scientific Knowledge Scale, the Questionnaire for Scientific Knowledge and semi-structured interviews were used as data collection tools, which were administered to students before and after the activities. In data analysis, qualitative data were analysed using content analysis. Quantitative data were analysed using the SPSS program. As a result of the research, it was determined that science centres caused an increase in students’ scores and levels of scientific knowledge and an improvement in their views on the nature of science. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-00061785fe1c43a2a8b36117731fdcdc2025-01-21T12:05:59ZengEducation Association of South AfricaSouth African Journal of Education0256-01002076-34332022-05-0142211310.15700/saje.v42n2a2017The effect of science centres on perceptions of secondary school students towards the nature of scienceHacer Efe0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2963-7879Ünsal Umdu Topsakal1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0565-7891Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Faculty of Education, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Mathematics and Science Education, Faculty of Education, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, TurkeyIn the study reported on here, the effects of science centres on the perceptions of secondary school students towards the nature of science were examined. The study group consisted of 16 students aged 13 and 14 of which 7 were female and 9 male. In this study, a total of 4 trips were arranged to the science centre twice a month for 2 months. Students attended different workshops, planetariums and exhibitions on each trip to the science centre they attended. The activities that students attended during these trips were independent of the school curriculum. The data were obtained in the spring of 2019. This study was experimental research. Mixed method was used as the research model and the concurrent triangulation pattern was used as the design. The Scientific Knowledge Scale, the Questionnaire for Scientific Knowledge and semi-structured interviews were used as data collection tools, which were administered to students before and after the activities. In data analysis, qualitative data were analysed using content analysis. Quantitative data were analysed using the SPSS program. As a result of the research, it was determined that science centres caused an increase in students’ scores and levels of scientific knowledge and an improvement in their views on the nature of science.http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/article/view/2017/1186learning environmentsnature of scienceout-of-school learningperceptionsciencescience centressecondary schoolstudent |
| spellingShingle | Hacer Efe Ünsal Umdu Topsakal The effect of science centres on perceptions of secondary school students towards the nature of science South African Journal of Education learning environments nature of science out-of-school learning perception science science centres secondary school student |
| title | The effect of science centres on perceptions of secondary school students towards the nature of science |
| title_full | The effect of science centres on perceptions of secondary school students towards the nature of science |
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| title_short | The effect of science centres on perceptions of secondary school students towards the nature of science |
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