Investigation on Pre-Service Science Teachers' Understanding on Scientific Model
WEI Si-Lin1, ZHANG Heng-Lu2, WANG Qiao-Li1, ZHANG Peng-Fei1
1. College of Material Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China;
2. Hangzhou Fourth Middle School, Hangzhou 310036, China
Abstract To investigate how pre-service teachers understand on the role of scientific model in science, this paper conducted a survey for 553 students in science teacher's education program in a normal university of China. The result showed that:(1) pre-service science teachers' understanding on scientific model was in moderate level and needs to be further improved; (2) the levels of pre-service science teachers' understanding on different aspects were quite similar; (3) pre-service science teachers' understanding on scientific model didn't gradually progress along grades and even fluctuated; (4) pre-service teachers' understanding on scientific model closely related to what subject they learned;(5) no significant difference was shown by the data in this study between male and female pre-service science teachers' understanding on scientific model. Finally, this paper concluded with several implications on teacher education.
WEI Si-Lin, ZHANG Heng-Lu, WANG Qiao-Li, ZHANG Peng-Fei. Investigation on Pre-Service Science Teachers' Understanding on Scientific Model[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2016, 37(24): 60-65.
