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- Title
Comparative Analysis of the Presentation of the Nature of Science in U.S. High School Biology and Korea High School Science Textbooks.
- Authors
Lee, Young H.
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to conduct a content analysis to compare the presentation of the four themes of the nature of science in the first chapter of four U.S. high school biology textbooks and five Korea high school general science textbooks with the modified four themes of the nature of science framework, which are: (a) science as a body of knowledge; (b) science as a way of investigating; (c) science as a way of thinking; and (d) science, technology, and society. The current analyses of U.S. and Korean textbooks demonstrates with a good level of reliabilities ranging from .63 to .96 in U.S. and from .79 to 1.00 in Korea textbooks for Cohen's kappa. While only some U.S. high school biology textbooks reflect a reasonably balanced treatment of the four themes in the first chapter, most of Korea high school general science textbooks reflect a reasonably balanced treatment of the four themes of the nature of science. Also, both authors of U.S. high school biology textbooks and Korean high school science textbooks are attempting to convey an idea of what science is by emphasizing investigation and the thinking processes of scientists -- not by presenting scientific knowledge.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; UNITED States; COMPARATIVE studies; SCIENCE education (Secondary); BIOLOGY education in secondary schools; BIOLOGY textbooks; HIGH schools; EDUCATION
- Publication
National Teacher Education Journal, 2014, Vol 7, Issue 2, p11
- ISSN
2157-0590
- Publication type
Article