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Gamze Çetinkaya

Epistemological worldviews - 4 views

These are the articles related to epistemological world view scale which I brought to the classroom yesterday. Schraw, G., & Olafson, L. (2002). Teachers' epistemological world views and educati...

epistemology epistemological beliefs worldviews

started by Gamze Çetinkaya on 02 Oct 12 no follow-up yet
Bilge Aslan

BBC News - State schools 'failing girls who want to study physics' - 2 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...education-19603399

physics state schools

shared by Bilge Aslan on 03 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Bilge Aslan on 03 Oct 12
     
    Science fields do not seem famous any more.
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  • NSaime Yapar on 05 Oct 12
     
    This issue is a popular topic in physics education field. Studies show that boys are more successful in science courses especially in physics when compared to girls because they feel more confident and think that science is fun. Most probably, these personal beliefs are important determiners when deciding whether or not to attend a course.
  • Gamze Çetinkaya on 07 Oct 12
     
    It is always the same; "girls cannot do science, it is a boy job". Last week, in an undergraduate course at METU, we investigated college students' drawings of scientists. Nearly all of them draw a man scientist, conducting laboratory experiments. Not only physics but also all natural sciences are accepted as a man dominated area, there is no room for women.
  • Erdem Uygun on 13 Oct 12
     
    The important point in this case is that only girls who study for A-level physics are the ones who came from Girls' schools. It means that as the text stated, mix schools have a kind of characteristic that stereotype the physics as if it was boys' area. However, in my opinion, that's not true. Unless a job does not require so much muscles, it can be handled by both males and females. In physics, the brain, intelligence, and the disciplined work is necessary which are highly available in human beings, not just only in males.
  • NSaime Yapar on 17 Oct 12
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