How to change students' images of science and technology

• Published in: Science education (Salem, Mass.) Vol. 90; no. 6; pp. 965 - 985
• Main Authors: Scherz, Zahava, Oren, Miri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.11.2006; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley; Wiley Periodicals Inc
• Subjects: Affective Behavior; Attitude Change; Attitudes; Beeinflussung; Cognitive Processes; Curriculum subjects: programmes and methods; Educational sciences; Erhebung; Exact and natural sciences; Grade 8; Grade 9; Information Technology; Interview; Interviews; Knowledge Level; Lernerfolg; Middle School Students; Middle Schools; Misconceptions; Naturwissenschaften; Negative Attitudes; Perceptual Development; Praxis; Program Effectiveness; Questionnaires; Relevance (Education); Schüler; Science education; Scientists; Student Attitudes; Teaching methods; Technik; Unterricht; Unterrichtseinheit; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsmaterial; Untersuchung; Vorstellung (Psy); Wissenschaft; Wissenschaftsbild; Wissenschaftstheorie; School; Programme attitude; Technology; Science; Change; Science Education; Student; Image

This paper examines the images middle school students have of science and technology, the workplaces, and the relevant professions. It also describes the effect on these images caused by an instructional initiative, “Investigation into Science and Technology” (IST), designed to introduce students to...