Effect of Summer Science Camp on Turkish Gifted Students' Views of Nature of Science

Autor/in	Hirça, Necati
Titel	Effect of Summer Science Camp on Turkish Gifted Students' Views of Nature of Science
Quelle	In: Gifted and Talented International, 29 (2014) 1-2, S.21-31 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1533-2276
DOI	10.1080/15332276.2014.11678426
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Scientific Principles; Foreign Countries; Gifted; Summer Science Programs; Pretests Posttests; Intervention; Questionnaires; Scientific Literacy; Scientific Concepts; Summer Programs; Day Camp Programs; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Content Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Observation; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Ausland; Begabter, Hoch Begabter; Fragebogen; Sommerkurs; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Inhaltsanalyse; Statistische Analyse; Beobachtung; Türkei
Abstract	This study examines the effect of a summer science camp involved in explicit-reflective Nature of Science (NOS) instruction on Turkish gifted students' views of NOS. During the teaching intervention, six experienced faculties and two teachers taught six explicit-reflective NOS activities (90 minutes per day through a seven-day period) to 30 gifted students drawn from three Science and Art Centers (SACs). An open-ended "Views of NOS Questionnaire" was used to assess the students' NOS views before and after the summer science camp. The pre-test results showed that nearly half of the participants fell into either the informed level or the transitional level of the NOS. After the teaching intervention, findings revealed that the number of students, who held naïve views of empirical, creative and imaginative aspects reduced, and the students improved to the transitional view, not informed one. In addition, a few students' views of the tentative aspect in the NOS changed from naïve and transitional views into informed ones. These slight improvements in the views are likely due to the gifted students' pre-existing knowledge of the NOS and supplying comprehensive instruction and training through limited time. A residential summer science program is recommended to overcome the encountered pitfalls and to educate the Turkish gifted students. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01