Tuula Keinonen

Science Education: a Study on Finnish Teacher Students¿ Views Tuula Keinonen

In science education, learners¿ views of science influence on learning outcomes. Knowledge about the views is, therefore, needed for developing science instruction. In this book, the relationship between the primary school teacher students and science education is explored. Students¿ explanations on physics phenomena were studied as well as their views of science education found in the narratives written by students. The possible dependence between the views of science instruction and the ability to explain physics phenomena also was explored. This book provides one insight to the science education research and to the development of science education. The study should help shed some more light on science education research. The book should be especially useful to professionals in primary school teacher education, in curriculum planning, and in textbook writing.