An Assessment into Pre-service Biology Teachers' Approaches to the Theory of Evolution and Nature of Science

İREZ O. S., Bakanay Ç. D.

EGITIM VE BILIM-EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, cilt.36, sa.162, ss.39-55, 2011 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 162
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: EGITIM VE BILIM-EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.39-55
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: nature of science, the theory of evolution, pre-service biology teachers, STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS, TEACHING EVOLUTION, COLLEGE-STUDENTS, CONCEPTIONS, VIEWS, ACCEPTANCE, BELIEFS
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study explores how a group of pre-service biology teachers view the nature of evolutionary theory and how their views about nature of science affect their approaches to the theory of evolution. A total number of 75 pre-service teachers participated in the study. Participants' perceptions of nature of science and the theory of evolution were assessed by a questionnaire and a semi-structured, face-to-face interviews. The results revealed that the participants generally had negative attitudes toward the nature and status of the theory of evolution. Furthermore, a detailed analysis of participants' accounts with regard to the nature of science and the examination of the association of these accounts with their views about the theory of evolution implied a potential relationship.