Pre-service Chemistry Teachers- view of The Nature of Science and Technology
F Anggraini1*, A Mudzakir2, and H S Halimatul3
1Program Studi Magister Pendidikan Kimia, Sekolah Pascasarjana, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setia Budhi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
*feraditaanggraini[at]upi.edu
2,3Departemen Pendidikan Kimia, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setia Budhi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
Abstract
This research aims to investigate the views of pre-service chemistry teachers about the nature of science and technology. The research was conducted using a descriptive method with the participants consisted of 28 students on sixth semester and 23 students on eighth semester of Lampung University. Data were collected using the views on the nature of science and technology (VNOST) questionnaire consisting of 4 aspects: Definition of science and technology, Epistemology of science, Sociology of Internal science, and external sociology of science. The results of this study showed that pre-service teachers define science as a concepts and technology as the application of science. In the epistemological of science, they view scientific models as original objects and there are many ways to calcify. In the internal sociology of science, scientific decisions based on previous theories and technological decisions based on their impact on society. For the external sociology of science, pre-sevice teachers- being in agreement with science-technology-society affect each other and are affected by each other. In general, the results also revealed that a vast majority of them have has merit views. The results will be used as a basis for developing VNOST-oriented chemistry teacher education.
Keywords: VNOST; Definition of science and technology; epistemology of science; sociology of internal science; external sociology of science
Topic: Chemistry Education