Teaching Modern Physics Based on Nature of Science Approach

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Department of physics, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding author)

Abstract

In this paper we study the effect of using nature of science on the worldview and scientific knowledge of students in the course of modern physics. During this research, students of experimental group in the new physics course learnt topics such as cultural and social effects on physicists, the stages of achieving scientific rules, and the variability of science by comparison classical physics versus new physics, in addition to the course content. This is an applied quasi-experimental study which was done on two groups of students. The experiment group received the course of modern physics through using nature of science approach and the control group received it routinely. Pre-test and post-test were used to measure and compare the level of scientific worldview and scientific knowledge of students. Finally, it was found that in addition to changing the scientific worldview of the students in the experimental group, their scientific knowledge in the new physics course was more than the control group

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we study the effect of using nature of science on the worldview and scientific knowledge of students in the course of modern physics. During this research, students of experimental group in the new physics course learnt topics such as cultural and social effects on physicists, the stages of achieving scientific rules, and the variability of science by comparison classical physics versus new physics, in addition to the course content. This is an applied quasi-experimental study which was done on two groups of students. The experiment group received the course of modern physics through using nature of science approach and the control group received it routinely. Pre-test and post-test were used to measure and compare the level of scientific worldview and scientific knowledge of students. Finally, it was found that in addition to changing the scientific worldview of the students in the experimental group, their scientific knowledge in the new physics course was more than the control group.

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ماهیت علم

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Research in Experimental Science Education
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
November 2021
Pages 27-34

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  • Receive Date: 06 December 2021
  • Accept Date: 06 December 2021

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