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A Cross-Age Study of Elementary Student Teachers' Scientific Habits of Mind Concerning Socioscientific Issues
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Çalik, Muammer; Turan, Burçin; Coll, Richard Kevin – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2014
In this study, we investigated elementary student teachers' scientific habits of mind for a series of socioscientific issues, and compared their views with respect to academic performance and type of programme. The sample consisted of 1,600 student teachers from science education, mathematics education, primary teacher education and social science…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Science and Society, Cognitive Processes
Investigating Socioscientific Issues via Scientific Habits of Mind: Development and Validation of the Scientific Habits of Mind Survey
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Calik, Muammer; Coll, Richard Kevin – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
In this paper, we describe the Scientific Habits of Mind Survey (SHOMS) developed to explore public, science teachers' and scientists' understanding of habits of mind (HoM). The instrument contained 59 items, and captures the seven SHOM identified by Gauld. The SHOM was validated by administration to two cohorts of pre-service science teachers:…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Scientific Principles, Scientific Literacy, Cognitive Processes