Comparing teachers' scientific epistemological stances and development

• Main Authors: Abdul Rahman, Nor Farahwahidah, Phang, Fatin Aliah
• Format: Article
• Published: Serials Publications 2016
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/71228/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84958958103&partnerID=40&md5=bec284459f68dcc0954069421e403045

This study investigated the ways in which belief about the nature of scientific knowledge vary between different scientific epistemological stances, known as sophisticated, high transition, low transition and naive. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight elementary physics teachers tha...