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History of Science Reading Materials as Everyday Homework to Improve Middle School Students' Epistemological Beliefs about Science
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Chen, Shih-Yeh; Chen, Cyong-Huei; Liu, Shiang-Yao – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2022
The history of science (HOS) has played an important role in science curricula for teaching about science. However, historical information in science textbooks is often de-contextualized, coupled with limited class time and teaching barriers, and thus fails to help students understand the dynamic process of scientific development. This research…
Descriptors: Educational History, Reading Materials, Homework, Scientific Attitudes
High-School Students' Epistemic Knowledge of Science and Its Relation to Learner Factors in Science Learning
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Yang, Fang-Ying; Liu, Shiang-Yao; Hsu, Chung-Yuan; Chiou, Guo-Li; Wu, Hsin-Kai; Wu, Ying-Tien; Chen, Sufen; Liang, Jyh-Chong; Tsai, Meng-Jung; Lee, Silvia W.-Y.; Lee, Min-Hsien; Lin, Che-Li; Chu, Regina Juchun; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Research in Science Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate an online contextualized test for assessing students' understanding of epistemic knowledge of science. In addition, how students' understanding of epistemic knowledge of science interacts with learner factors, including time spent on science learning, interest, self-efficacy, and gender, was…
Descriptors: Science Education, Knowledge Level, Student Interests, Self Efficacy
College Students' Scientific Epistemological Views and Thinking Patterns in Socioscientific Decision Making
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Liu, Shiang-Yao; Lin, Chuan-Shun; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Science Education, 2011
This study aims to test the nature of the assumption that there are relationships between scientific epistemological views (SEVs) and reasoning processes in socioscientific decision making. A mixed methodology that combines both qualitative and quantitative approaches of data collection and analysis was adopted not only to verify the assumption…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), College Students, Student Attitudes, Decision Making
Differences in the Scientific Epistemological Views of Undergraduate Students
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Liu, Shiang-Yao; Tsai, Chin-Chung – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine whether science and non-science major students have different scientific epistemological views (SEVs). A multidimensional instrument previously developed by the authors was used to assess differences in college students' SEV of various aspects. A total of 220 freshmen (42% science and 58% non-science…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Undergraduate Students, Science Teachers, Epistemology
Developing a Multi-Dimensional Instrument for Assessing Students' Epistemological Views toward Science
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Tsai, Chin-Chung; Liu, Shiang-Yao – International Journal of Science Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to describe the development and validation of an instrument to identify various dimensions of scientific epistemological views (SEVs) held by high school students. The instrument included five SEV dimensions (subscales): the role of social negotiation on science, the invented and creative reality of science, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Cultural Differences, Data Analysis