Nature of Science Scale (NOSS)

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Evidence · 5 claims (5 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 5 claims rest on one study

Description

The Nature of Science Scale (NOSS), developed by Özgelen (2013), is a 30-item instrument for measuring views of the nature of science among learners and teachers.

Components

Claims

• Both instructional conditions produced statistically significant pre-test to post-test gains in NOS and SK views, with larger effect sizes in the experimental group [+W]
• In one nonequivalent-groups study of pre-school prospective teachers, the group taught with formative assessment embedded in explicit-reflective instruction scored higher on post-test NOS and SK than the group taught with explicit-reflective instruction alone [+W]
• The formative-assessment-embedded group retained higher NOS and SK scores than the control group on a retention test four weeks after the intervention [+W]
• Neither group showed a significant decline from post-test to retention test on NOS or SK measures [+W]
• Experimental and control groups did not differ significantly on pre-test NOS or SK scores [+W]

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Key Sources

• Mustafa Metin. (2022). Comparing Effects of Two Different Explicit–Reflective Instructions on Pre-School Prospective Teachers' View about Nature of Science and Scientific Knowledge. Journal of Science Learning, 5(1), 165-175. https://doi.org/10.17509/jsl.v5i1.33190

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