Enhancing Bhutanese Students’ Views of the Nature of Science in Matter and its Composition and Study of Gas Laws through an Explicit and Reflective Approach
Abstract:This study investigated the development of Bhutanese students’ views of the nature of science (NOS) as they engaged in an explicit and reflective approach. Seven aspects of NOS were integrated into the chemistry content in two learning units titled “matter and its composition” and “study of gas laws” over a time span of 6 weeks in a 9th Grade class. This study employed mixed method approaches which included the use of a questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, classroom observations, and a review of students… Show more
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