Candidate Classroom Teachers’ Perceptions about being Scientific in the Context of Pseudoscience

The current study, aiming at investigating the perceptions of candidate classroom teachers for being scientific and examining the effect of the intervention comprising particular characteristics of demarcation on those perceptions, was interpretative in nature. Two data sources were utilized in ord...

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Main Authors: Hüseyin Es, Halil Turgut
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Language:English
Published: Seyit Ahmet Kıray 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health
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Online Access:https://jeseh.net/index.php/jeseh/article/view/112
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description The current study, aiming at investigating the perceptions of candidate classroom teachers for being scientific and examining the effect of the intervention comprising particular characteristics of demarcation on those perceptions, was interpretative in nature. Two data sources were utilized in order to determine their pre and post perceptions. Candidates performed poorly in the process of concluding on the status of pseudoscientific knowledge claims. But, after the intervention that based on pre-determined characteristics, the guided participants were seemed to reason more validly and able to evaluate the status of the cases they investigated for being scientific or not.
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spelling doaj-art-bb043f74146b4c45a1b4ccef21b844cb2025-02-03T21:52:33ZengSeyit Ahmet KırayJournal of Education in Science, Environment and Health2149-214X2018-03-014258Candidate Classroom Teachers’ Perceptions about being Scientific in the Context of PseudoscienceHüseyin EsHalil Turgut The current study, aiming at investigating the perceptions of candidate classroom teachers for being scientific and examining the effect of the intervention comprising particular characteristics of demarcation on those perceptions, was interpretative in nature. Two data sources were utilized in order to determine their pre and post perceptions. Candidates performed poorly in the process of concluding on the status of pseudoscientific knowledge claims. But, after the intervention that based on pre-determined characteristics, the guided participants were seemed to reason more validly and able to evaluate the status of the cases they investigated for being scientific or not. https://jeseh.net/index.php/jeseh/article/view/112Candidate teachersPerceptions of sciencePseudoscienceScience educationTeacher education
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Candidate Classroom Teachers’ Perceptions about being Scientific in the Context of Pseudoscience
Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health
Candidate teachers
Perceptions of science
Pseudoscience
Science education
Teacher education
title Candidate Classroom Teachers’ Perceptions about being Scientific in the Context of Pseudoscience
title_full Candidate Classroom Teachers’ Perceptions about being Scientific in the Context of Pseudoscience
title_fullStr Candidate Classroom Teachers’ Perceptions about being Scientific in the Context of Pseudoscience
title_full_unstemmed Candidate Classroom Teachers’ Perceptions about being Scientific in the Context of Pseudoscience
title_short Candidate Classroom Teachers’ Perceptions about being Scientific in the Context of Pseudoscience
title_sort candidate classroom teachers perceptions about being scientific in the context of pseudoscience
topic Candidate teachers
Perceptions of science
Pseudoscience
Science education
Teacher education
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