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Autor/inn/en | Banda, Asiana; Mumba, Frackson; Chabalengula, Vivien M.; Mbewe, Simeon |
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Titel | Teachers' Understanding of the Particulate Nature of Matter: The Case of Zambian Pre-Service Science Teachers |
Quelle | In: Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 12 (2011) 2, Artikel 4 (16 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1609-4913 |
Schlagwörter | Preservice Teacher Education; Science Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Preservice Teachers; Concept Formation; Scientific Concepts; Questionnaires; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Foreign Countries; Chemistry; Biology; Earth Science; Zambia |
Abstract | This study assessed Zambian Junior High School pre-service science teachers' understanding of the particulate nature of matter. A sample comprised 30 pre-service science teachers at a teacher training college. Data was collected through a questionnaire adopted from Ozmen and Kenan (2007). Results show that most teachers had correct views on the effect of phase change on speed, spaces and number of particles in a substance. However, most pre-service teachers had poor understanding about the effect of phase change, cooling and heating on the size of the particles in a substance. Most pre-service teachers erroneously believed that when a substance is cooled it contracts because the sizes of its particles decrease, and when a substance is melting the size of its particles increase. Results have implications on science teaching and learning and teacher education. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |