An valuation of Science and Mathematics Teachers? Views On Scientific Model

Abstract

<p>Thisstudy is about to determine the views of elementary and secondaryschool?science?and?mathematics teachers?on the issues ofwhat models and their roles are, why and how they are used.?or thispurpose,?in 2010?2011 academic year, 41 science and mathematics teachersworking in Sorgun, Yozgat were selected as?the sample. A questionnaireconsisting of 30 Likert type items was administered to this sample. Results haveshown that teachers?have lack of information on scientific model and itsnature. Teachers have?a limited understanding of models as thinking themof exact replicas; cannot use models quantitatively or interpretatively; andsuffer?in deciding?what the modelis.?Therefore,?teachers?should get better acquainted with thenature of models, which is very important on the formation of scientificknowledge, and teaching programs should give more space to model?and?modelling?activities.</p>