What Can a Teacher Do to Support Students' Interest in Science? A Study of the Constitution of Taste in a Science Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Anderhag, Per; Hamza, Karim Mikael; Wickman, Per-Olof
Titel	What Can a Teacher Do to Support Students' Interest in Science? A Study of the Constitution of Taste in a Science Classroom
Quelle	In: Research in Science Education, 45 (2015) 5, S.749-784 (36 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0157-244X
DOI	10.1007/s11165-014-9448-4
Schlagwörter	Student Interests; Science Interests; Secondary School Science; Grade 9; Science Instruction; Disadvantaged Youth; Science Teachers; Teaching Methods; Norms; Aesthetics; Values; Video Technology; Transcripts (Written Records) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studieninteresse; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Normwert; Ästhetik; Wertbegriff
Abstract	In this study, we examined how a teacher may make a difference to the way interest develops in a science classroom, especially for students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. We adopted a methodology based on the concept of "taste for science" drawing on the work of John Dewey and Pierre Bourdieu. We investigated through transcripts from video recordings how such a taste is socially constituted in a 9th grade (ages 15-16) science classroom, where there was evidence that the teacher was making a positive difference to students' post-compulsory school choice with regard to science. Salient findings regarding how this teacher supported students' interest are summarized. For example, the teacher consistently followed up how the students acknowledged and enjoyed purposes, norms, and values of the science practice and so ensuing that they could participate successfully. During these instances, feelings and personal contributions of the students were also acknowledged and made continuous with the scientific practice. The results were compared with earlier research, implications are discussed, and some suggestions are given about how these can be used by teachers in order to support student interest. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01