INVESTIGATING SCIENCE TEACHERS’ VIEWS OF THE NATURE OF SCIENCE BASED ON THE RECONCEPTUALIZED FAMILY RESEMBLANCE APPROACH TO NOS

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The purpose of this study is to investigate science teachers’ views of the nature of science (NOS) based on the framework of Reconceptualized Family Resemblance Approach to NOS (RFN) (Erduran & Dagher,2014; Kaya & Erduran, 2016b). Using the categories of the RFN framework; aims and values, scientific knowledge, scientific method and methodological rules, scientific practices, social-institutional aspect of science, science teachers’ views on NOS, views about RFN integration into their instruction, and views about the curricular emphasis of RFN is investigated. Data were collected from 13 in-service science teachers through semi-structured interviews. Using maximum variation sampling, taking courses or attending seminars about NOS/HOS/POS, reading books about NOS/HOS/POS, and teachers’ education level were considered to be able to increase diversity. Interview responses were analyzed using the qualitative content analysis. Results showed that graduate-student teachers showed more informed views regarding NOS. Teachers who had naïve understanding regarding NOS could not provide consistent and meaningful connections from the curriculum. Concerning the NOS integration into their instructions, findings revealed that teachers who had spent more time on NOS tended to include the aspects more than others.

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Nature of Science, Reconceptualized Family Resemblance Approach to NOS, Science Teachers

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Z. M. Demirel, “INVESTIGATING SCIENCE TEACHERS’ VIEWS OF THE NATURE OF SCIENCE BASED ON THE RECONCEPTUALIZED FAMILY RESEMBLANCE APPROACH TO NOS,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2021.