Saudi Arabian secondary school students' views of the nature of science and epistemological beliefs: gendered differences

• Published in: Research in science & technological education Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 838 - 860
• Main Authors: Kim, Sun Young, Hamdan Alghamdi, Amani K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 03.07.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Beliefs; Cultural Influences; Culture; Education; Epistemology; Females; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; gendered differences; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Inservice Teacher Education; Islam; Islamic Culture; Knowledge Level; nature of science; Predictor Variables; Religion; Saudi arabia; Science education; Scientific Literacy; Scientific Principles; Secondary School Students; Student Attitudes; Students; Teacher education; Teachers; Saudi Arabia

Understanding students' views of the nature of science (NOS) has become one of the most discussed topics of science education in Saudi Arabia. Insights therein could inform curricular inform, preservice, and inservice teacher education and the national discourse around science in the Kingdom of...