A Study of Elementary Teachers and Students Understanding the Nature of Science (Case Study in West Java)

Chaerun, Anwar and Ari, Widodo and Subuh, Anggoro and Anasufi, Banawi and Ridwan, Jusuf and Rif’at, Shafwatul Anam (2016) A Study of Elementary Teachers and Students Understanding the Nature of Science (Case Study in West Java). Conference: Mathematics, Science Education International Seminar (MSCEIS 2016).

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Abstract

The nature of science (NOS) do not well understood by teachers and students. Teacher's knowledge of NOS, affects the learning which they performs in the classroom. The purpose of this study to determine understanding of NOS's teachers and students. Respondents are 94 teachers that the educational background and the teaching experience vary, and 404 elementary school students grades 4 - 6. The method of research used descriptive method. The research instrument used questionnaires, structured interviews and classroom observation. Test the validity of the instrument (questionnaire) used the construct validity testing by referring to expert opinion (expert judgment) and the empirical validity. Empirical validity (item) is calculated by the product moment correlation rough figure with 0.3 criteria. The results showed (1) understanding NOS's teachers affect students' understanding of NOS; (2) teaching experience to contribute positively to understanding NOS and science teaching in the classroom; (3) educational background of teachers determines the perspective to understand NOS and (4) the goal of students affected by their understanding of NOS. The need for training on NOS and the learning process is based on NOS that teachers have a better insight into science learning goals for students' future.

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