Identifying Potential to Promote the NOS in Elementary Science Teaching Packages
Keywords:
Nature of Science, Science Education, Teaching Package, Innovative Practices, nature of science; elementary school; teaching package; content analysisAbstract
This paper aims to identify whether teaching the Nature of
science is promoted in the teaching package of Greek Elementary
School. Literature has justified that the nature of science is an important
aspect of science teaching, which helps learners acquire a better
understanding of science and its branches. Additionally, literature has
suggested that for the nature of science to be taught, it is important for
learners to get involved in activities, which emphasize on the
epistemological aspect of science, the explanatory aspect of science, and
the data issues aspect. However, research claims that the nature of
science has not been effectively implemented in actual science teaching
in many countries. A significant reason for that is the lack of the
appropriate teaching material, such as teaching package. Through a
qualitative approach with the help of the directed content analysis, this
paper examines whether the science teaching package of Greek
Elementary Curriculum emphasizes on the three basic aspects. The
findings show that there is little emphasis.
https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.17.6.1
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