Primary school student teachers’ views about making observations
Scientific observation plays a central part in the formation of scientific knowledge and thus it has animportant role in the teaching and learning of science. Despite its importance there are only a few studies that focus on the problems in making observations. The paper begins with the collection o...
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| author | Maija Ahtee Liisa Suomela Kalle Juuti Jarkko Lampiselkä Jari Lavonen |
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| description | Scientific observation plays a central part in the formation of scientific knowledge and thus it has animportant role in the teaching and learning of science. Despite its importance there are only a few studies that focus on the problems in making observations. The paper begins with the collection offactors effecting scientific observation. In order to find out primary school student teachers’ conceptions of scientific observation 110 student teachers were asked to write what things they connect tomaking scientific observations. For the majority of the student teachers making observations seemsto mean in the first place just noticing things. Only about 30% of the student teachers connectedearlier experiences and knowledge with observations and only 30% of the student teachers mentioned processing of information. To become efficient at it, student teachers need plenty of practice and experience of the different features of scientific observation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d762d776ea0c49529c2f370a6bb9aa382022-12-22T01:12:23ZdanUniversity of OsloNordina: Nordic Studies in Science Education1504-45561894-12572012-06-015210.5617/nordina.346Primary school student teachers’ views about making observationsMaija Ahtee0Liisa Suomela1Kalle Juuti2Jarkko Lampiselkä3Jari Lavonen4Department of Applied Sciences of Education, University of HelsinkiDepartment of Applied Sciences of Education, University of HelsinkiDepartment of Applied Sciences of Education, University of HelsinkiDepartment of Applied Sciences of Education, University of HelsinkiDepartment of Applied Sciences of Education, University of HelsinkiScientific observation plays a central part in the formation of scientific knowledge and thus it has animportant role in the teaching and learning of science. Despite its importance there are only a few studies that focus on the problems in making observations. The paper begins with the collection offactors effecting scientific observation. In order to find out primary school student teachers’ conceptions of scientific observation 110 student teachers were asked to write what things they connect tomaking scientific observations. For the majority of the student teachers making observations seemsto mean in the first place just noticing things. Only about 30% of the student teachers connectedearlier experiences and knowledge with observations and only 30% of the student teachers mentioned processing of information. To become efficient at it, student teachers need plenty of practice and experience of the different features of scientific observation.https://journals.uio.no/nordina/article/view/346 |
| spellingShingle | Maija Ahtee Liisa Suomela Kalle Juuti Jarkko Lampiselkä Jari Lavonen Primary school student teachers’ views about making observations Nordina: Nordic Studies in Science Education |
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