Design of a Student Lab Program for Nanoscience and Technology -- An Intervention Study on Students' Perceptions of the Nature of Science, the Nature of Scientists and the Nature of Scientific Inquiry

Autor/inn/en	Tirre, Frederike; Kampschulte, Lorenz; Thoma, Gun-Brit; Höffler, Tim; Parchmann, Ilka
Titel	Design of a Student Lab Program for Nanoscience and Technology -- An Intervention Study on Students' Perceptions of the Nature of Science, the Nature of Scientists and the Nature of Scientific Inquiry
Quelle	In: Research in Science & Technological Education, 37 (2019) 4, S.393-418 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0263-5143
DOI	10.1080/02635143.2018.1551201
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Design; Science Laboratories; Intervention; Scientific Principles; Scientists; Inquiry; Foreign Countries; Secondary School Students; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Student Attitudes; Science Activities; Secondary School Science; Outreach Programs; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Ausland; Sekundarschüler; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Schülerverhalten; Jobcoaching; Deutschland
Abstract	Background: This article describes the design and the evaluation of a student lab program on the topic of nanoscience and technology (NST), mainly focusing on Nanoscience and its applications. The program was designed for students in grades 8-10 and was part of a larger outreach program of the Collaborative Research Center 'Function by Switching' at Kiel University. The Model of Educational Reconstruction (MER) served as a framework for the research-based design of the student lab. Purpose: We aimed to develop an authentic science activity in the area of NST in order to support scientific inquiry learning and to provide a deeper understanding of scientific topics. Sample: A total of 154 secondary school students from grades 8-10 of seven different secondary schools participated in this study. Design and methods: A pre-post questionnaire with six subscales on students' perceptions of the Nature of Science (NOS), Scientific Inquiry (NOSI) and the involved scientists (NOST) in the area of nanoscience and nanotechnology was applied. Results: Results show that the applied explicit and reflective approach embedded in the nanoscience content significantly improved the participating students' perceptions of NOS, NOSI and NOST facets. After the lab visit, students' answers corresponded to a more adequate perception of today's science and scientists. Some gender differences in learning gains were also detected. Conclusion: The study served its main purpose which was to investigate a well-balanced strategy to develop authentic out-of-school-learning environments with a focus on NOS/NOSI/NOST. Testing students' perceptions of the nature of nanoscience provided insights into students' worlds and served as feedback for the lab program. The outcomes of this study might help to better understand and further develop authentic (nano)science programs in out-of-school settings and science outreach programs. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01