Student Understanding of the Nature of Science and Their Problem-Solving Strategies. Research Report

Autor/inn/en	Lin, Huann-Shyang; Chiu, Houn-Lin; Chou, Ching-Yang
Titel	Student Understanding of the Nature of Science and Their Problem-Solving Strategies. Research Report
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 26 (2004) 1, S.101-112 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Scientific Principles; Scientific Methodology; Problem Solving; Science Tests; Questionnaires; Secondary School Students; Interviews; Scores + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Problemlösen; Fragebogen; Sekundarschüler; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between student understanding of the nature of science and their problem-solving strategies. Six hundred and twenty Year 8 students in Taiwan twice completed two conceptual problem-solving tests and a questionnaire on the nature of science. Four of these students were selected for follow-up interviews. The result of stepwise multiple regression indicated that the subscale on the nature of the scientific method consistently appeared as the best predictor for student problem-solving ability, explaining about 22% of the variance. It was also found that problem-solving strategies were more conceptually based for students that were high scorers on the nature of science survey. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10