TY - JOUR
T1 - Taiwanese science student's and teachers' perceptions of the laboratory learning environments
T2 - Exploring epistemological gaps
AU - Tsai, Chin Chung
PY - 2003/7/1
Y1 - 2003/7/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to explore the differences between science students' and teachers' perceptions of laboratory environments. More than 1000 junior high school students and their science teachers in Taiwan were surveyed. The students showed much more dissatisfaction with approaches to laboratory activities than their teachers. They preferred a much more student-cohesive, open-ended, integrated and rule-clear laboratory environment than their teachers expected or preferred. However, the teachers sampled showed higher preferences for better equipment and material environments for laboratory work than did their students. Data from follow-up interviews with participant teachers suggested that epistemological views about science might be one of the important factors causing differences in perceptions between students and teachers of laboratory learning environments.
AB - The purpose of this study was to explore the differences between science students' and teachers' perceptions of laboratory environments. More than 1000 junior high school students and their science teachers in Taiwan were surveyed. The students showed much more dissatisfaction with approaches to laboratory activities than their teachers. They preferred a much more student-cohesive, open-ended, integrated and rule-clear laboratory environment than their teachers expected or preferred. However, the teachers sampled showed higher preferences for better equipment and material environments for laboratory work than did their students. Data from follow-up interviews with participant teachers suggested that epistemological views about science might be one of the important factors causing differences in perceptions between students and teachers of laboratory learning environments.
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U2 - 10.1080/09500690305031
DO - 10.1080/09500690305031
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0345098633
VL - 25
SP - 847
EP - 860
JO - International Journal of Science Education
JF - International Journal of Science Education
SN - 0950-0693
IS - 7
ER -