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The Contribution of Constructivist Instruction Accompanied by Concept Mapping in Enhancing Pre-service Chemistry Teachers’ Conceptual Understanding of Chemistry in the Laboratory Course

Authors: Sevgi Aydin, Nurdane Aydemir, Yezdan Boz, Ayla Cetin-Dindar, Oktay Bektas

Published in: Journal of Science Education and Technology | Issue 6/2009

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The present study aimed to evaluate whether a chemistry laboratory course called “Laboratory Experiments in Science Education” based on constructivist instruction accompanied with concept mapping enhanced pre-service chemistry teachers’ conceptual understanding. Data were collected from five pre-service chemistry teachers at a university in Ankara by means of a concept test and semi-structured interviews. Results showed that pre-service teachers had some alternative conceptions about chemistry topics. Moreover, using constructivist instruction accompanied with concept maps as an instructional tool was effective to promote conceptual understanding. Participants thought that concept maps were useful especially in recognizing the relation between different chemistry concepts.

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Title: The Contribution of Constructivist Instruction Accompanied by Concept Mapping in Enhancing Pre-service Chemistry Teachers’ Conceptual Understanding of Chemistry in the Laboratory Course
Authors: Sevgi Aydin
Nurdane Aydemir
Yezdan Boz
Ayla Cetin-Dindar
Oktay Bektas
Publication date: 01-12-2009
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Journal of Science Education and Technology / Issue 6/2009
Print ISSN: 1059-0145
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1839
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-009-9167-1

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