Abstract
RESEARCH TRENDS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION.
Highlights
There have been several paradigm shifts in the literature of research in the area of science education
This paper is an attempt to take out the emerging picture of types of researches so far have been put in practice and how they have kept changing with times
This paper talks about the research trends in science education research in the past four decades (1974-2015)
Summary
There have been several paradigm shifts in the literature of research in the area of science education. Children’s understanding and learning of scientific phenomena (Miller, Leach and Osborne, 2000; Wandersee, Mintzes and Novak, 1994) · Conceptual change research (Duit and Treagust, 2003; Hewson, 1996) · Constructivist views of learning/teaching (Fensham, Gunstone and White, 1994) · Nature of science (McComas, 1998) · Perception studies - classroom environment, attitude (Fraser, 1994) · Equity and gender issues in science (Baker, 1998; Rennie, Parker and Fraser, 1996) · Scientific literacy (Yore, Bisanz and Hand, 2003) · Assessment/Evaluation (Tamir, 1998) · Science Teacher Education (Abell, 2000; Anderson and Mitchener, 1994) · History and philosophy of science (Duschl, 1994). Others (e.g. A description of a certain reform program of a specific country)
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