Global patterns in students' views of science and interest in science
| Autor: | Ralf A. L. F. van Griethuijsen, Perry den Brok, Ayse Savran Gencer, Saouma BouJaoude, Nigel Skinner, Nasser Mansour, Helen Haste, Michiel van Eijck |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Department of Human Resource Studies |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Large-scale studies
International studies media_common.quotation_subject Interest in science TEACHERS CONCEPTIONS Nature of science Science education Education Comparisons Pedagogy media_common.cataloged_instance Sociology ATTITUDES Social science Science technology society and environment education European union Empiricism media_common EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS International Nature of Science Social science education Comparative education Diversity (politics) |
| Zdroj: | Research in Science Education, 45(4), 581-603. Springer Research in science education, 45(4), 581-603. Springer |
| ISSN: | 0157-244X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11165-014-9438-6 |
| Popis: | International studies have shown that interest in science and technology among primary and secondary school students in Western European countries is low and seems to be decreasing. In many countries outside Europe, and especially in developing countries, interest in science and technology remains strong. As part of the large-scale European Union funded ‘Science Education for Diversity’ project, a questionnaire probing potential reasons for this difference was completed by students in the UK, Netherlands, Turkey, Lebanon, India and Malaysia. This questionnaire sought information about favourite courses, extracurricular activities and views on the nature of science. Over 9,000 students aged mainly between 10 and 14 years completed the questionnaire. Results revealed that students in countries outside Western Europe showed a greater interest in school science, in careers related to science and in extracurricular activities related to science than didWestern European students. Non-European studentswere also more likely to hold an empiricist viewof the nature of science and to believe that science can solve many problems faced by the world. Multilevel analysis revealed a strong correlation between interest in science and having such a view of the Nature of Science. © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014. |
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