Inferring Pre-Service Science Teachers' Understanding of Science by Using Socially Embedded Pseudoscientific Context

Duygu Metin; Hamide Ertepinar

International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology Vol. 4, No. 4 (2016) pp. 340–358

The purposes of the present study are to elicit pre-service elementary science teachers' scientific and pseudoscientific beliefs about earthquake and to make inferences about their understandings of science. Although the subject of earthquake is not ...

Pre-Service Science Teachers' Written Argumentation Qualities: From the Perspectives of Socio- Scientific Issues, Epistemic Belief Levels and Online Discussion Environment

Erdinc Isbilir; Jale Cakiroglu; Hamide Ertepinar

EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education Vol. 10, No. 5 (October 2014) pp. 371–381

This study investigated the relationship between pre-service science teachers' written argumentation levels about socio-scientific issues and epistemic belief levels in an online discussion environment. A mixed-methods approach was used: 30...

The Nature of Pre-Service Science Teachers' Argumentation in Inquiry-Oriented Laboratory Context

Yasemin Ozdem; Hamide Ertepinar; Jale Cakiroglu; Sibel Erduran

International Journal of Science Education Vol. 35, No. 15 (2013) pp. 2559–2586

The aim of this study was to investigate the kinds of argumentation schemes generated by pre-service elementary science teachers (PSTs) as they perform inquiry-oriented laboratory tasks, and to explore how argumentation schemes vary by task as well...

Assessing pre-service teachers’ environmental literacy in Turkey as a mean to develop teacher education programs

Gaye Tuncer; Ceren Tekkaya; Semra Sungur; Jale Cakiroglu; Hamide Ertepinar; Michael Kaplowitz

International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 29, No. 4 pp. 426–436

The study investigates environmental literacy of pre-service teachers at one of the largest public universities in Turkey. The research evaluates the relationship of pre-service teachers’ environmental knowledge, attitude, and concerns of their...

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