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dc.contributor.authorAlharbi, Nawaf
dc.contributor.authorTreagust, David
dc.contributor.authorChandrasegaran, Arulsingam
dc.contributor.editorStaff at RECSAM/SEAMEO
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:21:21Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:21:21Z
dc.date.created2012-03-13T20:01:02Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationAlharbi, Nawaf and Treagust, David F. and Chandrasegaran, A. L. 2011. Pre-service Saudi Arabian Science Teachers' Understanding of Diffusion, Osmosis and Particle Theory Concepts and their Attitudes to Science, in Staff at RECSAM/SEAMEO (ed), 4th International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, Nov 15 2011. Penang, Malaysia: SEAMEO RECSAM
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45512
dc.description.abstract

This study investigated understanding of diffusion, osmosis and particle theory of matter concepts among 192 pre-service science teachers in Saudi Arabia using a 17-item two-tier multiple choice diagnostic test as well as their attitudes to science using 30 items from the Test of Science-Related Attitudes (TOSRA) instrument. The results suggest that the pre-service teachers had generally better understanding of osmosis and diffusion concepts but very limited understanding of particle theory concepts, while displaying 18 alternative conceptions related to these topics. Their attitudes towards science, however, were generally positive. The findings suggest that greater time and attention needs to be invested in the teaching of particle theory concepts to pre-service teachers to ensure that correct understandings of the related concepts can be passed on from teacher to student.

dc.publisherSEAMEO RECSAM
dc.subjectosmosis
dc.subjectdiffusion
dc.subjectdiagnostic test
dc.subjectparticle theory concepts
dc.subjectattitudes to science
dc.titlePre-service Saudi Arabian Science Teachers' Understanding of Diffusion, Osmosis and Particle Theory Concepts and their Attitudes to Science
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.titleCoSMEd 2011 Proceedings
dcterms.source.seriesCoSMEd 2011 Proceedings
dcterms.source.conference4th International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateNov 15 2011
dcterms.source.conferencelocationPenang, Malaysia
dcterms.source.placePenang, Malaysia
curtin.departmentScience and Mathematics Education Centre (Research Institute)
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