Foundations Matter: Pre-Service Teachers' Understanding of Osmosis and Diffusion in Relation to Their Formal Science Education Backgrounds

Autor/inn/en	Ziherl, Sasa; Torkar, Gregor
Titel	Foundations Matter: Pre-Service Teachers' Understanding of Osmosis and Diffusion in Relation to Their Formal Science Education Backgrounds
Quelle	In: EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 18 (2022) 6, (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ziherl, Sasa) ORCID (Torkar, Gregor)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-8215
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Knowledge Level; Scientific Concepts; Science Education; Educational Background; College Freshmen; Foreign Countries; Scientific Attitudes; Slovenia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wissensbasis; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Vorbildung; Studienanfänger; Ausland; Slowenien
Abstract	Osmosis and diffusion are fundamental topics in science education because many processes in nature largely depend on these phenomena. However, many students usually hold misconceptions and have a lack of knowledge about these topics. This study explores pre-service teachers' understanding of osmosis and diffusion in relation to their prior formal education. The main reason for the study was the need to support pre-service teachers so that they can effectively teach these topics. A total of 243 first-year students in bachelor's programs at the University of Ljubljana participated in the study. The results showed that students that graduated from vocational and technical secondary schools had a weaker understanding of these topics compared to students from general secondary schools. Furthermore, only students that had passed the leaving exam in biology showed a better understanding of osmosis and diffusion. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01