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100 1 0 _aErduran, Sibel
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700 1 0 _a Saribas, Deniz
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700 1 0 _a Kaya, Ebru
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245 0 0 _aInfusing epistemic perspectives on scientific practices in science teacher education
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520 _aThe paper provides a case for the inclusion of epistemic perspectives on scientific practices in science teacher education. Scientific practices are defined as being part of nature of science and are drawn from the account of the Family Resemblance Approach (FRA) developed by Erduran & Dagher (2014a). The depiction of scientific practices relies on a theoretical model called the Benzene Ring Heuristic (BRH) which consolidates the epistemic, cognitive and social aspects of scientific practices into a holistic and visual representation. BRH describes scientific practices in terms of concepts such as data, models, explanations, predictions, argumentation and social certification. We describe a funded project that integrated BRH into a pre-service science teacher education program and investigated the impact of the intervention on the pre-service science teachers. Qualitative analysis of pre-service science teachers’ perceptions of scientific practices are described and contrasted before and after the training intervention using BRH. The results indicate that in some cases there was improvement in pre-service science teachers’ depiction of scientific practices as being holistic. The study provides empirical evidence on the incorporation of an epistemic perspective on scientific practices in science teacher education.
690 _ateacher education
690 _anature of science
690 _aepistemic perspectives
690 _afamily resemblance approach
690 _ateacher education
690 _anature of science
690 _aepistemic perspectives
690 _afamily resemblance approach
786 0 _nEducation & didactique | 17 | 3 | 2024-04-12 | p. 75-92 | 1956-3485
856 4 1 _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-education-et-didactique-2023-3-page-75?lang=en
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