ESERA 2009 CONFERENCE
Istanbul, Turkey
August 31st - September 4th
2009
STRAND: 4.History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science
Oral Presentations
1
IMPACT OF EXPLICIT TEACHING OF THE NATURE OF SCIENCE WITH YOUNG STUDENTS
» Sufian Abdelnabi Forawi - British University in Dubai
2
TEACHING NOS AS "ACTS OF REBELLION": CRITICAL INCIDENTS IN DEVELOPING PCK FOR NOS
» Deborah L. Hanuscin - University of Missouri
3
SCIENTISTS VIEWS OF NATURE OF SCIENCE: THEIR TROUBLE OR OURS?
» Fouad Abd-El-Khalick - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
4
REPRESENTATIONS OF NATURE OF SCIENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY AND PHYSICS TEXTBOOKS IN THE UNITED STATES: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY
» Fouad Abd-El-Khalick - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5
ADVANCED SCIENCE STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING ON NATURE OF SCIENCE IN TURKEY
» Mustafa Serdar KÖKSAL - Karaelmas University
» Kari SORMUNEN - University of Joensuu
6
THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE TURKISH SOCIETY APPROVE OF "REDUCTIVE-GENETIC DETERMINIST" VIEW IN RESPECT TO THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARDS GENE TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
» Oguz OZDEMIR - Mugla Universit
7
THE ATOMIC MODEL OF NIELS BOHR: EPISTEMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR QUANTUM MECHANICS INSTRUCTION
» Pandora Hadzidaki - Department of Philosophy and History of Science‚ University of Athens
» Vassilios Karakostas - Department of Philosophy and History of Science‚ University of Athens
8
TEACHING TO ARGUE FROM THE HISTORY AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF CHEMISTRY: THE CASE OF THE ATOMIC ORBITALS
» MARTÍN LABARCA - CONICET & UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE QUILMES - ARGENTINA
» MARIO QUINTANILLA GATICA - PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE - CHILE
9
EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF FIFTH GRADERS’ PRACTICAL EPISTEMOLOGIES AND INQUIRY SKILLS IN INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING CLASSROOMS
» Hsin-Kai Wu - National Taiwan Normal University
» Chia-Lien Wu - Pingtung County Daguang Elementary School
10
EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS IN SCIENCE: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF LEBANESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ EPISTEMOLOGIES
» Lama Z. Jaber - American University of Beirut
» Sarah A. Halwany - American University of Beirut
» Nadya G. Rizk - American University of Beirut
» Saouma B. BouJaoude - American University of Beirut
11
BIOLOGY PROFESSORS’ AND TEACHERS’ POSITIONS REGARDING BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION AND EVOLUTION EDUCATION IN A MIDDLE EASTERN SOCIETY
» Saouma B. BouJaoude - American University of Beirut
» Anila Asghar - The Johns Hopkins University
» Jason R. Wiles - Syracuse University
» Lama Z. Jaber - American University of Beirut
» Diana A. Sarieddine - American University of Beirut
» Brian J. Alters - McGill University
12
USING A HISTORICAL LINE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENTIFIC CONCEPT OF ENERGY
» Rupert Genseberger - Freudenthal Institute University Utrecht
13
CAN WE REACH A CONSENSUS ON A META-THEORETICAL CONCEPTION OF MODELS FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION?
» Agustín Adúriz-Bravo - Grupo de Epistemología‚ Historia y Didáctica de las Ciencias Naturales (GEHyD)‚ Centro de Formación e Investigación en Enseñanza de las Ciencias (CeFIEC)‚ Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales‚ Universidad de Buenos Aires
14
A STUDY OF STUDENT BELIEFS ABOUT THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF SCIENCE AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH STUDENTS PERSONAL EPISTEMOLOGIES
» Christodoulou, Andri - King´s College London
» Jonathan Osborne -
» Christina Howell-Richardson -
» Katherine Richardson -
» Shirley Simon -
15
MAKING MEANING: USING STRUCTURED REFLECTION TO DEVELOP TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF SCIENCE.
» Rena Heap - The University of Auckland
16
EXPLORING STUDENTS’ EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS: THE ROLE OF GENDER, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, AND THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT.
» Þule Özkan - Ahi Evran University
» Assoc. Ceren Tekkaya - Middle East Technical University
17
EXAMINING STUDENTS´ VIEWS ON THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
» PABUCCU Aybuke - Department of Secondary Science and Mathematics Education‚ Faculty of Education‚ Abant Izzet Baysal University‚ 14280 Golkoy/Bolu‚ Turkey‚ aybuke@ibu.edu.tr
» GEBAN Omer - Department of Secondary Science and Mathematics Education‚ Faculty of Education‚ Middle East Technical University‚ 06531 Ankara‚ Turkey‚ geban@metu.edu.tr
18
AN ASSESSMENT INTO PRE-SERVICE BIOLOGY TEACHERS’ APPROACHES TO THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION AND THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
» Çiçek Dilek Özyeral- Bakanay - Marmara University
» Serhat Ýrez - Marmara University
19
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HONG KONG STUDENTS´ UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF SCIENCE AND THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS SCIENCE
» Wing Man CHAN - Fanling Rhenish Church Secondary School
» Siu Ling WONG - Faculty of Education‚ The University of Hong Kong
20
THE IMAGE OF SCIENTISTS IN CHILEAN 11TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS
» Corina González-Weil - Institute of Biology‚Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
» Verónica López Leiva - School of Psychology‚ Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
» Paulina Bravo González - Institute of Biology‚ Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
» Pablo Castillo Fierro - Institute of Biology‚ Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
21
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS LEARNING SCIENCE IN A RESEARCH PROGRAM: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY
» Mehmet Ayar - Texas A&M University
» Thomas Stiles - Texas A&M University
» Bugrahan Yalvac - Texas A&M University
22
TEACHING "MYTHLESS" NATURE OF SCIENCE
» Ugur TASDELEN - Middle East Technical University
» Sevinc Nihal YESILOGLU - Gazi University
» Fitnat KOSEOGLU - Gazi University
23
TEACHING THE NATURE OF SCIENCE: PRODUCTION OF A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE
» FÝTNAT KÖSEOÐLU - Gazi University
» HALÝL TÜMAY - Gazi University
» EYLEM (BUDAK) BAYIR - Gazi University
24
ENHANCING PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS’ VIEWS ON NATURE OF SCIENCE WITHIN A SOCIAL CONTEXT
» Sevinc Nihal YESILOGLU - Gazi University
» Betül DEMÝRDÖÐEN - Zonguldak Karaelmas University
» Fitnat KOSEOGLU - Gazi University
25
NATURE OF SCIENCE VERSUS NATURE OF ENGINEERING: FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ VIEWS OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RELATIONS
» Faik O Karatas - Purdue University
» George M Bodner - Purdue University
» Muammer Calik - Karadeniz Technical University
26
STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDINGS OF NATURE OF SCIENCE AND THEIR ARGUMENTATION SKILLS
» Rola Khishfe - Loyola University Chicago
27
IDENTIFYING NATURE OF SCIENCE CONCEPTS IN SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS: TRENDS AND ISSUES
» Zoubeida R. Dagher - University of Delaware‚ Newark‚ DE 19716‚ USA
Interactive Poster Presentations
1
A BALANCED APPROACH TO PROMOTE SCIENCE TEACHERS’ AWARENESS AND PERFORMANCE OF EXPLICITLY TEACHING NATURE OF SCIENCE
» Mao-Tsai Huang - National Academy of Educational Research
» Hsuan-Yin Hsieh - National Taiwan Normal University
» Sang-Chong Lieu - National Donghua University
» Sufen Chen - National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
» Shu-fen Lin - National Chao-Tung University
» Wen-Hua Chang - Graduate Institute of Science Education‚ National Taiwan Normal University‚ No. 88‚ Sec. 4‚ Tingchou Rd.‚ Taipei‚ 116‚ Taiwan sujudy@ntnu.edu.tw
2
ARE STUDENTS OF NATURAL SCIENCES READY FOR CIVIL SOCIETY? -PRELIMINARY RAPORT FROM POLAND
THE ROLE OF EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ LEARNING STRATEGY USE
» Cansel Kadioglu - Gaziosmanpasa University
» Esen Uzuntiryaki - Middle East Technical University
» Yesim Capa Aydin - Middle East Technical University
4
NEWTON’S CONCEPT OF FORCE AS A SENSIBLE CHOICE – EXPLORING INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPT AND EPISTEMOLOGY IN MECHANICS
» Peter Dekkers - University of Utrecht‚ the Netherlands
Round Table Discussions
1
EVALUATING THE LEARNING POTENCY OF HISTORICAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL RELEVANT DIALOGUES
» Helmut Friedrich Mikelskis - ESERA member
2
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT SCIENTISTS
» Zeynep ERKORKMAZ - College of TED Isparta
» Dilek ERDURAN AVCI - Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
» M. Zeki YILDIRIM - Mehmet akif Ersoy University
3
THE IMPACT OF INQUIRY-BASED LABORATORY INSTRUCTION AND EXPLICIT-REFLECTIVE TEACHING ON PRESERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS´ NATURE OF SCIENCE VIEWS
» Sinan Özgelen - Middle East Technical University
» Deborah L. Hanuscin - University of Missouri
» Özgül Yýlmaz-Tüzün - Middle East Technical University
4
WHAT IS THE SCIENTIST DOING? ANALYSIS OF THE SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY DESCRIBED BY CHILEAN 11TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCHOOLS
» Paulina Bravo Gonzalez - Institute of Biology‚ Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
» Corina González-Weil - Institute of Biology‚ Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
» Verónica López Leiva - School of Psychology‚ Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
» María Teresa Martínez-Larraín - Institute of Biology‚ Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
5
PROBLEM TYPES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
» Frederik Voetmann Christiansen - Dept. of pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy‚ section for Social Pharmacy‚ Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences‚ University of Copenhagen‚ fvc@farma.ku.dk‚ Nørre Allé 71‚ DK-2100
» Camilla Ø. Rump - Dept. of Science Education‚ Faculty of Science‚ University of Copenhagen‚ cr@ind.ku.dk‚ DK-2200
» Martin Niss - The Department of Science‚ Systems and Models‚ IMFUFA‚ Roskilde University‚ maniss@ruc.dk‚ DK-4000
» Lars Ulriksen - Dept. of Science Education‚ Faculty of Science‚ University of Copenhagen‚ ulriksen@ind.ku.dk‚ DK-2200
» Michael May - LearningLab DTU‚ Anker Engelundsvej 101‚ Technical University of Denmark‚ mma@llab.dtu.dk‚ DK-2800
6
THE EFFECT OF THE SCIENCE CAMP PROGRAM ON CHILDREN’S VIEWS OF THE TENTATIVE NATURE OF SCIENCE
» Duygu METÝN - Abant Ýzzet Baysal University
» Gülþen BAÐCI KILIÇ - Abant Ýzzet Baysal University
7
UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS€™ VIEWS ON THE HUMAN-ANIMAL RELATIONSHIP THROUGH THE EXAMPLE OF XENOTRANSPLANTATION
» Mats Gunnar Lindahl - School of Pure and Applied Natural Sciences, University of Kalmar
Multi-Paper Sets
1
IMPLEMENTING HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY INTO SCIENCE TEACHING
Paper 1
AN ANALYSIS OF STATUS AND OBSTACLES OF IMPLEMENTATION OF HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
» Dietmar Höttecke - University of Bremen
Paper 2
DISCIPLINE-CULTURE FRAMEWORK OF IMPLEMENTING THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE INTO SCIENCE TEACHING
» Igal Galili - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Paper 3
A WIKI-BASED ENVIRONMENT FOR SUPPORTING RESEARCH GROUP WORK: THE CASE OF THE GREEK HIPST GROUP
» Vassilis Koulountzos - School of Primary Education‚ Faculty of Education‚ Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
» Fanny Seroglou - School of Primary Education‚ Faculty of Education‚ Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Paper 4
HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND ARGUMENTATION AS AN ENTRY POINT IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
» Gábor Á. Zemplén - Budapest University of Technology and Economics ‚ Department of Philosophy and History of Science
Symposia
1
ASSESSMENT IN THE FIELD OF NATURE OF SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY –DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
Paper 1
DEVELOPMENT OF A VALID AND RELIABLE PROTOCOL FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS OF NATURE OF SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
» Judith S. Lederman - Mathematics and Science Education‚ Illinois Institute of Technology 3424 S. State Street‚ Chicago‚ IL 60616‚ United States
» Norman G. Lederman - Mathematics and Science Education‚ Illinois Institute of Technology 3424 S. State Street‚ Chicago‚ IL 60616‚ United States
Paper 2
CLASSROOM FOCUSED ASSESSMENT OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS’ NATURE OF SCIENCE VIEWS
» Valarie L. Akerson - Indiana University‚ Department of Curriculum and Instruction‚ 201 North Rose Avenue‚ Bloomington‚ IN 47405‚ United States
» Theresa A. Cullen - University of Oklahoma‚ Instructional Psychology and Technology Department of Educational Psychology‚ Room 303 Collings Hall‚ 820 Van Vleet Oval‚ Norman‚ OK 73019‚ United States
» Deborah L. Hanson - Hanover College‚ P.O. Box 890‚ Hanover‚ IN 47243‚ United States
Paper 3
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A MULTIPLE-CHOICE, CONTEXT-BASED INSTRUMENT FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
» Luis J. Suzuri-Hernandez - Department of Educational Studies‚ University of York Heslington‚ York‚ YO10 5DD‚ United Kingdom
» Robin Millar - Department of Educational Studies‚ University of York Heslington‚ York‚ YO10 5DD‚ United Kingdom
Paper 4
ARE HISTORICAL CONTEXTS SUITABLE FOR ASSESSING STUDENTS‘ COMPETENCES IN THE FIELD OF NATURE OF SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY?
» Irene Zilker - Department of Physics Education‚ University of Duisburg-Essen Schuetzenbahn 70‚ D-45127 Essen‚ Germany
» Hans E. Fischer - Department of Physics Education‚ University of Duisburg-Essen Schuetzenbahn 70‚ D-45127 Essen‚ Germany
