Content analysis of student diaries identifies specific science concepts that arouse the most curiosity, including extra-terrestrials, celestial bodies, space vehicles, genetics, and simple machines¶

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q2 i? Content analysis of 360 diary entries identified themes of science concepts students found most curiosity-arousing across the 12 books. → Karadeniz 2020

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Karadeniz 2020¶

Karadeniz, E. & Degirmencay, Ş. A. (2020). The Effect of the Science-Fiction Books on Arousing Curiosity about Science in Secondary School Students. Journal of Turkish Science Education, 17(2), 225-241. https://doi.org/10.36681/tused.2020.23

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Content analysis of 360 semi-structured diaries written by the 30 experimental-group students about the 12 books. The article reports the themes obtained from every diary include "the extra-terrestrials, celestial bodies, space vehicles, layers of the Earth, fossils, density, biodiversity, genetics, reproduction, environmental problems, force, density, light, electricity, heat, simple machines, elements, food storage conditions, invention, laboratory work, and the personal characteristics and work discipline of scientists."

"According to Table 12 , science concepts that increase students' curiosity include the extra-terrestrials, celestial bodies, space vehicles, layers of the Earth, fossils, density, biodiversity, genetics, reproduction, environmental problems, force, density, light, electricity, heat, simple machines, elements, food storage conditions, invention, laboratory work, and the personal characteristics and work discipline of scientists."

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Related Claims¶

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