This research aimed to study Khamnadeepittayakom science teachers’concepts of nature of science (NOS) and attitudes toward teaching NOS. The participants were six Khamnadeepittayakom science teachers, Phonthong district, Roi-province, in academic year of 2014. Methodology regarded interpretive paradigm. Tool of interpretation included the adapted version of View on Science Education questionnaire (VOSE) and informal interview. Participants’ concept of NOS and attitudes toward teaching was interpreted and categorized. The findings revealed that teachers perceived some issues of NOS concept. They had positive attitudes toward teaching NOS in aspects of tentativeness of scientific knowledge and relationship of different kinds of scientific knowledge. But, they had negative attitude toward teaching NOS in aspect of scientific methods.
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7 March 2019
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR SCIENCE EDUCATORS AND TEACHERS (ISET) 2018: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference for Science Educators and Teachers (ISET) 2018
7–9 May 2018
Bangkok, Thailand
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March 07 2019
Khamnadeepittayakom science teachers’ concepts of nature of science (NOS) and attitudes toward teaching NOS
Chaiphichit Warasith;
Chaiphichit Warasith
1
Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University
, Thailand
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Chokchai Yuenyong;
Chokchai Yuenyong
a)
1
Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University
, Thailand
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Tawee Sranamkam
Tawee Sranamkam
b)
1
Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University
, Thailand
b)Corresponding email: tawsra@gmail.com
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Email: ychok@kku.ac.th
b)Corresponding email: tawsra@gmail.com
AIP Conf. Proc. 2081, 030031 (2019)
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Chaiphichit Warasith, Chokchai Yuenyong, Tawee Sranamkam; Khamnadeepittayakom science teachers’ concepts of nature of science (NOS) and attitudes toward teaching NOS. AIP Conf. Proc. 7 March 2019; 2081 (1): 030031. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5094029
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