Emre Harun Karaaslan
Naci Topçuoğlu Vocational High School, Gaziantep University,Gaziantep

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Chemistry Teachers’ Level of Scientific Explanation about Change of State and their Beliefs about Scientific Explanation Emre Harun Karaaslan
Journal of Science Learning Vol 5, No 3 (2022): Journal of Science Learning
Publisher : Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17509/jsl.v5i3.43141

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The purpose of this study is to examine the capability of chemistry teachers’ scientific explanation on the subject of change of state related to daily life and their beliefs about scientific basis. The sample of this study constituted forty-six chemistry teachers working at different high schools in Gaziantep. The study was conducted following the phenomenographic research method. Within the scope of the study, a test consisting of open-ended questions was conducted to determine the teachers’ capability to make scientific explanations and their beliefs about scientific explanations. Study findings showed that the chemistry teachers participating in this study had inadequacies in making scientific explanations and that their beliefs about scientific explanations were unsatisfactory.