Chemistry Teachers’ Level of Scientific Explanation about Change of State and their Beliefs about Scientific Explanation

The purpose of this study is to examine the capability of chemistry teachers’ scientific explanation on the subject of change of state related to daily life and their beliefs about scientific basis. The sample of this study constituted forty-six chemistry teachers working at different high schools i...

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Main Author: Emre Harun Karaaslan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Science Learning
Online Access:https://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/jslearning/article/view/43141
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description The purpose of this study is to examine the capability of chemistry teachers’ scientific explanation on the subject of change of state related to daily life and their beliefs about scientific basis. The sample of this study constituted forty-six chemistry teachers working at different high schools in Gaziantep. The study was conducted following the phenomenographic research method. Within the scope of the study, a test consisting of open-ended questions was conducted to determine the teachers’ capability to make scientific explanations and their beliefs about scientific explanations. Study findings showed that the chemistry teachers participating in this study had inadequacies in making scientific explanations and that their beliefs about scientific explanations were unsatisfactory.
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spelling doaj.art-71aa68eefc254b3180a06f36e8b9746d2023-06-04T05:58:06ZengUniversitas Pendidikan IndonesiaJournal of Science Learning2614-65682022-11-015354054910.17509/jsl.v5i3.4314120371Chemistry Teachers’ Level of Scientific Explanation about Change of State and their Beliefs about Scientific ExplanationEmre Harun Karaaslan0Naci Topçuoğlu Vocational High School, Gaziantep University,GaziantepThe purpose of this study is to examine the capability of chemistry teachers’ scientific explanation on the subject of change of state related to daily life and their beliefs about scientific basis. The sample of this study constituted forty-six chemistry teachers working at different high schools in Gaziantep. The study was conducted following the phenomenographic research method. Within the scope of the study, a test consisting of open-ended questions was conducted to determine the teachers’ capability to make scientific explanations and their beliefs about scientific explanations. Study findings showed that the chemistry teachers participating in this study had inadequacies in making scientific explanations and that their beliefs about scientific explanations were unsatisfactory.https://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/jslearning/article/view/43141
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Chemistry Teachers’ Level of Scientific Explanation about Change of State and their Beliefs about Scientific Explanation
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title Chemistry Teachers’ Level of Scientific Explanation about Change of State and their Beliefs about Scientific Explanation
title_full Chemistry Teachers’ Level of Scientific Explanation about Change of State and their Beliefs about Scientific Explanation
title_fullStr Chemistry Teachers’ Level of Scientific Explanation about Change of State and their Beliefs about Scientific Explanation
title_full_unstemmed Chemistry Teachers’ Level of Scientific Explanation about Change of State and their Beliefs about Scientific Explanation
title_short Chemistry Teachers’ Level of Scientific Explanation about Change of State and their Beliefs about Scientific Explanation
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