Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Undergraduate Student Views of the Nature of Science

Autor/inn/en	Arino de la Rubia, Leigh S.; Lin, Tzung-Jin; Tsai, Chin-Chung
Titel	Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Undergraduate Student Views of the Nature of Science
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 36 (2014) 10, S.1685-1709 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
DOI	10.1080/09500693.2013.875637
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Scientific Principles; Cross Cultural Studies; Comparative Analysis; Scientific Attitudes; White Students; African American Students; Asians; Student Surveys; Cultural Differences; Majors (Students); Gender Differences; Ethnicity; Statistical Analysis; Qualitative Research; Foreign Countries; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Schülerbefragung; Kultureller Unterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ethnizität; Statistische Analyse; Qualitative Forschung; Ausland
Abstract	Past studies investigating university level students' views of nature of science (NOS) were relatively few and most of them were conducted in Western countries. This paper focuses upon comparing the quantitative patterns in Western (US Caucasian and African-American) and non-Western (Taiwanese) students' views of NOS (VNOS) by adopting a survey instrument. This analysis combined with qualitative data begin to uncover details of potential cultural differences in patterns specifically in the US educational context by comparing Caucasian and African-American student responses to a question from a commonly used assessment of VNOS. Results show different patterns of views along the four dimensions of NOS (social negotiation, invented/creative NOS, cultural impacts, and changing/tentative feature of science) according to student major, student gender, and student ethnicity. These differences and similarities have the potential to impact undergraduate education and underrepresentation of cultural minorities in science careers and call for further research into NOS views in the context of diverse student groups. (As Provided).
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