Open AccessExamining Indonesian pre-service chemistry teachers’ views of nature of science and technology (VNOST)
Author(s) -
Dian Mustikasari,
Ari Muzakir,
Galuh Yuliani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1521/4/042062
Subject(s) - indonesian , nature of science , comprehension , science education , chemistry , process (computing) , mathematics education , service (business) , sociology , epistemology , psychology , engineering ethics , computer science , engineering , philosophy , linguistics , economy , economics , programming language , operating system
This study aims to examine the views of the nature of science and technology (VNOST) of the pre-service chemistry teacher. The participants comprised 23 6th semester students at one of the state universities in Semarang, Indonesia. This study utilized a questionnaire and qualitative approach to gathering data. The NOST questionnaire consists of eight multiple-choice items, comprising of four aspects: definitions of science and technology, the epistemology, the internal sociology of science, and the external sociology of science. It was found that 78% of students had incomplete but legitimate views on the definition of science. They only viewed science as a study of principles, laws, and theories in biology, physics, and chemistry or body of knowledge without considering the scientific process behind it. Meanwhile, the remaining 22% consider science includes an investigative process and the process of resulting knowledge. Generally, the majority of the pre-service chemistry teachers still have lack comprehension of defining science and technology both epistemologically and sociologically. Thus, the results showed that pre-service chemistry teachers still need to improve their views of the nature of science and technology.