Teachers and Students' Perceptions of Science and Scientists: A Comparative Study

Autor/inn/en	El Takach, Suzanne; Al Tobi, Abdullah
Titel	Teachers and Students' Perceptions of Science and Scientists: A Comparative Study
Quelle	In: International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 3 (2021) 1, S.126-160 (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (El Takach, Suzanne) ORCID (Al Tobi, Abdullah)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2688-7061
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Comparative Education; Science Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Scientific Attitudes; Elementary School Teachers; Middle School Teachers; Middle School Students; Cognitive Tests; Freehand Drawing; Projective Measures; Personality Measures; Scientists; Information Sources; Television; Internet; Stereotypes; Science Interests; Vocational Interests; Gender Differences; Lebanon; Oman; Draw a Person Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest; Drawing; Zeichnen; Projective test; Projektiver Test; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Information source; Informationsquelle; Fernsehen; Fernsehtechnik; Klischee; Berufsinteresse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Libanon
Abstract	Teaching science is still relying mainly on frontal teaching and assessed by paper-and-pencil-tests. Also, students in developed countries view science production through doing experiments in a lab, that's why these students hold a negative view about science and scientists and they do not like to choose their future careers in science. The purpose of this study is to explore Lebanese and Omani school science teachers' and their students' perceptions of science and scientists. Using the Draw-a-scientist-test (DAST), qualitative and quantitative data were collected from 26 Lebanese and Omani teachers and their students (N= 571) enrolled in Grades 4 till 9, in both countries, from the public sector. Results showed that the main sources of Lebanese and Omani students of their drawings are the television and the internet. In addition, these sources are significant with the increase in students' levels. Also, Lebanese students have more stereotypical image of the scientist than Omani counterparts. Overall, Lebanese and Omani students have a positive attitude towards science and scientists, as their teachers, but they emphasized the social and the private life of the scientist. Overall, students choose to have a future career in science and technology; but Omani students choose to have a career in science and technology more than the Lebanese ones. In addition, female students showed a higher interest in doing science in the future more than technology. Finally, Lebanese students do not have common contemporary or past Arab scientists as their Omani peers, but only scientists from the western culture. Data revealed that Einstein was the most popular idol among the sample of the study. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Society for Technology, Education, and Science. ISTES Organization, Monument, CO 80132. e-mail: istesorganization@gmail.com; e-mail: ijonsesoffice@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.ijonses.net/index.php/ijonses
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01