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Kapici, Hasan Özgür – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2023
Being able to move between different representations levels (macroscopic, submicroscopic, and symbolic) is important to understand a chemical phenomenon meaningfully. The current study investigated how pre-service science teachers moved from symbolic representation to sub-microscopic representation. A total of 205 pre-service science teachers,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers
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Ipek, Zeki; Atik, Ali Derya; Tan, Seref; Erkoç, Figen – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2020
The rapid development and impact of nanoscience and nanotechnology (NSNT) on economy has led policy makers and educators to focus on nanotechnology education. The two main views concerning appropriate level to teach nanoscience and nanotechnology (NSNT): The first favors teaching in higher education; the second recommends familiarizing and…
Descriptors: Opinions, Biology, Science Instruction, Questionnaires
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Nakiboglu, Canan; Nakiboglu, Nuri – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2019
In this study, how prospective chemistry teachers (PCTs) perceive precipitation and conceptualize precipitation reactions at the symbolic level was explored. Further, it was of interest to identify PCTs' visualization of the sub-microscopic level of precipitation reactions. The sample was drawn from the Chemistry Education Department at the…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Chemistry, Knowledge Level
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Zor, Tuba Senel; Kan, Adnan – Journal of Science Learning, 2021
This study aims to develop a measurement tool to measure pre-service science fields teachers' (PSSFT') attitudes towards nanotechnology. For this purpose, a five-point Likert-type scale consisting of 55 items was applied to 373 PSSFT who enrolled in science fields (Science, Chemistry, Biology, Physics) at the grades 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at a…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Test Construction, Preservice Teachers, Molecular Structure
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Meydan, Engin – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2020
Chemistry as a discipline in general incorporates abstract concepts, which should be visualized through experiment- and application-oriented methods. It is a well-known fact in Turkey that chemistry class offered by simple and traditional methods cannot be understood by students at a satisfactory level. Such chemical subjects as atoms, molecules,…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods
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Gültepe, Nejla – Science Education International, 2021
This study was conducted to determine the differences in the conceptual understanding of 52 Turkish students who were taught with a scientific argumentation approach in grade 12 chemistry. The concept test was administered to the participants as a pre-test and post-test, and it contained two questions. The first had two sub-questions had two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Grade 12
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Yolcua, Haci Hasan; Dyehouse, Melissa A. – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2018
Nanotechnology will be among the most needed workforce areas in the near future. It is also a creative and highly dynamic field of innovative research areas that displays numerous open fields for future graduates. The central thesis of this paper is to better understand undergraduate engineering students' awareness, exposure, and motivation…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Student Attitudes, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students
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Güven, Nalan Akkuzu; Uyulgan, Melis Arzu – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2021
The present investigation aims to analyze the knowledge levels and chemical representation levels of pre-service primary school teachers (PPSTs) on the experiment of distillation. For this purpose, the cross-sectional survey technique, one of the quantitative research designs was employed. The study was carried out at a Faculty of Education in the…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Chemistry, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Celik, Harun; Kirindi, Talip; Aycicek Kotaman, Yasemin – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2020
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of computer-based analogy (CBA) used in science teaching in terms of the unit of Structure and Properties of Matter on seventh-grade students' academic success. The attitudes of students against science teaching lesson were also described in this study. This study was applied to 60 seventh-grade…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Grade 7, Science Achievement
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Sendur, Gulten – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2020
In order for students to reach a level of meaningful understanding of chemistry, it is vital that they are able to form accurate relationships between different concepts. In particular, in organic chemistry, identifying intermolecular reactions, considering these reactions as a whole, and defining their results will make important contributions to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts
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Ipek, Zeki; Atik, Ali Derya; Tan, Seref; Erkoç, Figen – Issues in Educational Research, 2020
Advances in nanotechnology have drawn attention to nanotechnology education. The aim of this study is to determine awareness, exposure, and knowledge levels of science (physics, chemistry and biology) teachers about nanoscience and nanotechnology. Teachers (N=624) from secondary schools in Turkey comprised the working group. Descriptive methods…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Science Teachers, Science Education, Secondary School Teachers
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Kizilay, Esra; Hamalosmanoglu, Mustafa – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2019
The aim of this study was to investigate the visual images of pre-service teachers who take biology courses in undergraduate education about biology by analyzing their drawings. The research was conducted with 97 pre-service teachers, studying at the education faculty of a university in Turkey and taking biology course during undergraduate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Biology, College Science
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Gencer, Ayse Savran; Dogan, Hilmi; Bilen, Kadir – Turkish Journal of Education, 2020
The theme that structure determines function is one of the most significant cornerstones in understanding natural sciences. On the other hand, recently revised science curriculum in Turkey has emphasized science and engineering practices to help students be able to converge science with the other disciplines by applying theory into practice and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Teaching Methods, Case Studies, Grade 5
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Çalis, Sevgül – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
In this study with high school students, a descriptive scanning model, one of the qualitative research methods, was used to determine the extent to which the achievements of the hybridization occurred. The study was conducted with 12th grade students studying in a public high school in Bursa in 2017-2018 academic year. According to the findings…
Descriptors: Achievement, Grade 12, High School Seniors, Foreign Countries
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Köse, Mücahit – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
The purpose of the study is to determine the knowledge and awareness of gifted children receiving education in the Science and Art Center on nanotechnology. The descriptive survey model was used in the study. The purposeful sampling method was chosen and a total of 160 students receiving education in two Science and Art Centers located in the city…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education
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