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A Metaphoric Study on Classroom Teacher Candidates' Perception of Nuclear Power Plants in a Socio-Scientific Issues-Based Environmental Education Class
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Karakas, Hamdi – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2019
The purpose of this study is to determine the metaphors that the candidate teachers develop about the nuclear power plants in a socio-scientific issues-based environmental education class and the justification of these metaphors. The study was constructed on the basis of a qualitative research model and phenomenological (phenomenology) pattern was…
Descriptors: Nuclear Energy, Figurative Language, Preservice Teachers, Environmental Education
Assessing Quality of Pre-Service Physics Teachers' Written Arguments
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Aydeniz, Mehmet; Gürçay, Deniz – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of scientific arguments developed by pre-service physics teachers. Sample: The participants were 171 pre-service physics teachers recruited from two universities: 86 from University A and 85 from University B. Design and method: Participants were prompted to develop a written argument to…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Preservice Teachers, Physics, Nuclear Energy