Thinking Skills and Creativity ( IF 3.5 ) Pub Date : 2020-04-15 , DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100658 Murat Ekici , Mukaddes Erdem
The main purpose of science education is to provide students with Science Process Skills (SPS). Participation in scientific inquiry activities is the most effective method in developing these skills. This study uses a mixed-method design to investigate the effect of mobile scientific inquiry on pre-service teachers’ SPS. For this purpose, a mobile application developed by the researchers and used by participants for eight weeks. 94 pre-service teachers participated in the study. “Science Process Skills Test”, semi-structured interviews and reflective journals were the data collection tools of the study. Results showed that engaging mobile scientific inquiry affects development of science process skills significantly and positively. Qualitative data analysis also supported this positive change.
中文翻译:
通过移动科学查询发展科学过程技能
科学教育的主要目的是向学生提供科学过程技能(SPS)。参加科学探究活动是发展这些技能的最有效方法。这项研究使用混合方法设计来调查移动科学探究对职前教师SPS的影响。为此,研究人员开发了一种移动应用程序,参与者使用了八周时间。94名职前教师参加了这项研究。该研究的数据收集工具是“科学过程技能测试”,半结构化访谈和反思性期刊。结果表明,参与移动科学查询会显着且积极地影响科学过程技能的发展。定性数据分析也支持这一积极变化。