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International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJASEAT)-IJASEAT |
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Issue |
Volume-6, Issue-2, Spl. Iss-1 ( May, 2018 ) | |||||||||
Paper Title |
Students’ Conceptions of the Nature of Science | |||||||||
Author Name |
Nur Rahmah, Parsaoran Siahaan | |||||||||
Affilition |
Science Education, School of Postgraduate, Indonesia University of Education, Physics Department, Faculty Mathmatics and Science, Indonesia University of Education | |||||||||
Pages |
24-27 | |||||||||
Abstract |
This study investigated the understanding of the nature of science of junior high school students in South Sulawesi. A cross-sectional survey method was implemented in this study. A total of 72 students were selected randomly in cluster from several schools in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The instrument was a combination of 28 item likert scale and 7 items of open-ended questionnaires related to seven aspects: tentativeness, empirical, creativity imagination, observations and inferences, scientific theories and laws, subjectivity, and social-cultural context. The results indicated that students’ understanding of the nature of science was intermediate, suggesting that there are still possible chance for improvement. Keywords - Junior high school, students’ conceptions, nature of science | |||||||||
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