4th Students Research Articles

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE USE OF SOCRATIVE IN THE MIDDLE TEST

Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, teachers are forced to be able to integrate technology into the classroom to ensure the teaching learning continuity, since the face to face in the classroom is not possible during pandemic. Thus, Socrative is used to conduct the middle test. The online examinations are used as a solution to make the school program still go on. This study focuses on students’ perceptions on the use of Socrative in the middle test.. The research involved 80 participants consisting of 42 students of 8th and 38 students of 7th class from SMPN 48 Surabaya East Java. The data were collected through questionnaires and were analyzed to get the students perception. The results of the study indicated that majority of participants considered the use of Socrative in the middle test practical, effective and efficient in terms of time. Although slow-speed internet is considered to be one of difficulties in using Socrative, most of the participants agreed that the examination online enable them to get new and powerful learning experience.
 

Improvement of Learning Outcomes How to Maintain Blood Circulation Organ Through The Cooperative Learning Method of Class 5th Students

<p><em>The purpose of this study was to determine the improvement of learning outcomes in Theme 4 Sub-theme 3 Ways to Maintain Circulatory Organs with the Cooperative Learning method for 5th grade students of SD Negeri Soneyan 03 Margoyoso Pati for the 2020/2021 academic year. The form of this research is Classroom Action Research which is carried out in three cycles. The learning improvement that is carried out is an action to improve the pre-cycle learning outcomes that have not achieved the learning objectives as expected by the researcher. In cycle 1, the result is that only 55.56% and 44.44% complete students are still incomplete. In cycle 2, the result is 83.33% of students have reached the completeness and 16.67% have not been completed. In cycle 3, the result was that the completeness percentage reached 88.89% and the incomplete percentage was only 11.11%. From the research results indicate an increase in student learning outcomes on theme 4 sub-themes 3. This proves that the Cooperative Learning method is able to improve student learning outcomes.</em></p>

Investigating Conflation of Sex and Gender Language in Student Writing About Genetics

Conflation of sex and gender is implicated in the development of essentialist thinking, which has been linked to the justification of systems of prejudice in modern society. This exploratory study presents findings from a person randomized control trial conducted with 460 students in 8th–10th grade that investigated the extent to which students conflate sex and gender in their writing about genetics. Students were randomly assigned to one of three short readings that either (1) explained the genetics of sex in plants; (2) explained the genetics of sex in humans; or (3) refuted neuro-genetic essentialism, offering instead a social explanation for why women receive fewer PhDs in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering than men. While previous findings from the authors suggest links between the condition students were assigned to and psychological indicators related to essentialist thinking, no work was done to investigate how students’ use of language might implicate cognitive conflation as a possible factor in understanding these results. In this study, student responses to a constructed response writing task given after the reading were analyzed to investigate the use of sex and gender language. Students in all three conditions used both sex and gender language. However, students in the refutational text condition tended to use sex and gender language deliberately in order to explain PhD attainment, while students in the traditional genetics conditions used the terms interchangeably, suggesting subconscious conflation. Students in the genetics of human sex condition were more likely to manifest this conflation than students in the genetics of plant sex condition. Implications for instruction are discussed.

From Basic to Humane Genomics Literacy

Genetic essentialism of race is the belief that racial groups have different underlying genetic essences which cause them to differ physically, cognitively, or behaviorally. Apparently, no published studies have explored if belief in genetic essentialism of race among adolescents differs after many weeks of formal instruction about different domains of genetics knowledge. Nor have any studies explored if such differences reflect a coherent change in students’ racial beliefs. We use a quasi-experimental design (N = 254 students in 7th–12th grade) to explore these gaps. Over the course of 3 months, we compared students who learned from a curriculum on multifactorial inheritance and genetic ancestry to students who learned from their business as usual (BAU) genetics curriculum that discussed Mendelian and molecular genetics without any reference to race, multifactorial genetics, or genetic ancestry. Relative to the BAU condition, classrooms that learned from the multifactorial genetics and ancestry curriculum grew significantly more in their knowledge of multifactorial genetics and decreased significantly more in their genetic essentialist perceptions, attributions, and beliefs. From a conceptual change perspective, these findings suggest that classrooms using a curriculum emphasizing genetic complexity are more likely to shift toward a coherent anti-essentialist understanding of racial difference.

The application of the learning model means ends analysis (MEA) to improve the ability to analyze FPB and KPK material on grade IV students in primary schools

Improving the ability to analyze the FPB and KPK by applying Means Ends Analysis model is the purpose of this research. This research is Classroom Action Research with two cycles. Students of the 4th students at SD Ta’mirul Islam Surakarta in the 2019/2020, totalling 24 students is the subject. Data collection techniques in the form of interview, observation, test, and document analysis. Data analysis are source and technique triangulation, and content validity. Analysis of the data used is the Miles-Huberman interactive analysis model. The initial conditions of analysis ability of 4 th students showed 37,5%. The cycle I at the first meeting resulting in a percentage of 75%, the second meeting is 66.67%. The cycle II at the first meeting producing a percentage of 87.5%, the second meeting is 91.67%. Based on the result of the research, it can be conclude that the ability to analyze FPB dan KPK on 4 th students of SD Ta’mirul Islam in the 2019/2020 can be improved through the Means Ends Analysis model. This research contributed to be used as a reference and be a development in varied learning activities in mathematics subject.

Peningkatan keterampilan sosial pada pembelajaran IPS melalui model teams games tournament (TGT) peserta didik kelas IV sekolah dasar

The purpose of this study is to boost social skills by implement the Teams Games Tournament (TGT) model. This research is a Classroom Action Research with two cycles. The subjects of this study were grade 4th students in SD Negeri 2 Karangasem Surakarta in the academic year 2019/2020, amounting to 31 students. This study uses data collection techniques in the form of interviews, observations, and documentation with data analysis of content validity and triangulation. Analysis of the data used is the Miles-Huberman interactive analysis model. The first cycle produces a percentage of 61.29% classically, and the study continues with the second cycle with a percentage of 80,64% classically. Based on the results obtained , it can be concluded that social skills in students of SD Negeri 2 Karangasem Surakarta in the 2019/2020 academic year could be upgraded with Teams Games Tournament (TGT) model.

Teknoloji ile Zenginleştirilmiş Ortamda Geometri Öğretiminin 6.Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Açılar Konusundaki Başarısına Etkisi

Bu çalışmanın amacı teknoloji ile zenginleştirilmiş ortamda geometri öğretiminin 6. Sınıf öğrencilerinin açılar konusundaki başarısına etkisini incelemektir. Araştırma yarı deneysel yöntem ile ön test-son test modeli kullanılarak yürütülmüştür. 2018-2019 Eğitim-Öğretim yılında gerçekleştirilen bu çalışma Samsun ili Asarcık ilçesinde öğrenim gören 6. Sınıf seviyesindeki üç şubeye uygulanmıştır. Araştırmada teknoloji ile desteklenen deney grubu 1 (T.G), materyal kullanımı ve çalışma yaprakları ile ders anlatılan deney grubu 2 (M.G) ve klasik yöntemlerin kullanıldığı kontrol grubu olmak üzere 3 grup bulunmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen Açılar Başarı Testi kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizi istatistiksel analiz programı ile analiz edilip, sonuç olarak teknoloji ve materyal grubunun, kontrol grubuna göre başarıda anlamlı bir fark ortaya koyduğu görülmüştür.

Comparative Analysis of Elementary School Student Knowledge Regarding Flood Mitigation in the Citarum Watershed

Flooding is a natural event, one of which is caused by the overflow of rivers. This disaster often occurs in the Dayeuhkolot area, Bandung Regency. Geographical conditions that are close to the flow of the Citarum River and the plains that are lower than the surrounding area cause this area to be flooded especially during the rainy season. This paper aims to analyze the effectiveness of disaster training given at a young age and analyze the effectiveness of training methods provided in the form of games and PowerPoint media. This activity is aimed at grade 6th students at BojongAsih Elementary School starting with the questionnaire I which functions as a pre-test and ends with questionnaire II which functions as a post-test. Questionnaires were given at the beginning and at the end to see the extent to which the material provided new influence and knowledge to BojongAsih Elementary School students. The results of the questionnaire showed that before counseling about flood mitigation, samples were categorized as having a good knowledge of 91% and having poor knowledge of 9%. After counseling about flood disaster mitigation using games and PowerPoint media there was an increase in knowledge, samples that had good knowledge were 98% and those with less good knowledge were 2%. Based on the pre-test and post-test results, this activity was proven successful in increasing the knowledge of BojongAsihElementary School related to flood mitigation.

Activities to support students' professional self-determination in higher education institutions

Higher education institutions can assist students in supporting professional self-determination through various forms and areas of activity: interaction with employers, organization of additional education, use of career guidance technologies. A study was conducted to identify the relationship between the work of universities to promote professional self-determination, the features of professional strategies and the level of employment of graduates. The following research methods were used: a survey of 150 4th and 5th-year undergraduate students from five Smolensk universities, analysis of the activities of universities in the studied area and analysis of employment data. The study showed that the number of students with targeted strategies significantly prevails in specialized universities (medicine – 100%, energy – 80%, physical education and sports – 73%) compared to classical University (63%). There is also a positive relationship between the participation of respondents in various events held by the University and the indicators of employment monitoring, as well as the percentage of graduates with active professional strategies. The results of the study showed that the effectiveness of the University's activities depends on the specifics of the provided education and the demand for the offered specialties in the labor market, the subjective attitudes of students to receive education, as well as the degree of actual implementation by universities of measures aimed at improving the competitiveness of students.

Using Augmented Reality (AR) for Enhancing Chinese Vocabulary Learning

This research aims to develop a mobile AR application for enhancing Chinese vocabulary learning to students who learn Chinese as a main subject. The requirement was gathered from Chinese teachers by interview to assess a suitable content and educational technology for students. The result showed that augmented reality is the best choice. Then, 3D model , illustration, sound were drawn based on the contents and the software design and implementation were performed. After finishing this development process, Grade 10th students majoring in Chinese, at School A, Ang Thong provience. tested this application. The evaluation process was performed using pretest and posttest data analyzed by a paired samples t-test at a 95% confidence level. The result of this study shows that the application is an efficient tool to help students improve their learning capabilities.

DESCRIPTION OF GADGET ADDICTION, SLEEP QUALITY, AND STUDENTS LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT AT SD NEGERI 1 SIDODADI LAWANG IN 2019

In this globalization era, technology is increasing rapidly. One of the technologies is a gadget/device. Gadget users come from various backgrounds, ranging from adults, the elderly, and even children. The Daily Mail reports that 70% of elementary school-aged children can easily use a gadget. The use of gadgets can have both positive and negative effects on children. The negative effect of using a gadget is affecting the quality of sleep and learning achievement on children. The study aimed to describe gadget addiction, sleep quality, and learning achievement of children focused on grades 5th and 6th at SD Negeri 1 Sidodadi Lawang. A descriptive study method. The total population of grade 5th and 6th students at SD Negeri 1 Sidodadi Lawang are 96 students. Data were taken by using Smart Addiction Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaires, and students’ report cards. The distribution of gadget addiction levels in this study was 21 people (21,9%) with a low level, 72 people (75%) with a moderate level, and 3 people (3,1%) with a high level. There were 73 people (76%) with poor sleep quality and 49 people (51%) with poor learning achievement. The level of gadget addiction in 5th and 6th-grade students at SD Negeri 1 Sidodadi Lawang was dominant in the medium level, sleep quality was dominant in the poor level.

Virtual School Students’ Reactions to Undertanding Tasks: The Case of Local Extrema Point

The main aim this study is to examine the understanding of the concept of a local extreme point of differentiable function. Three research questions rose: (a) To what extent do students who study 5 mathematics units in virtual school understand the concept extremum point? (b) To what extent does the concept name (i.e. “extremum point”) influence the mathematical understanding of the concept upon students who study 5 mathematics units in the virtual school? (c) To what extent do students who study 5 mathematics units in the virtual school understand the concept maximum point? To answer the research questions we used qualitative research methods based on semi-structured interviews. The results of the study showed that: All the four interviewers know to find correctly the stationary points, but they don’t distinguish between a stationary point and an Extremum point. All the interviewers mention that the two points are Extremum points instead of stationary points. We have to emphasize that mathematically, a stationary point not necessarily an extremum point. In addition, one of the interviewers confuses an extremum point and a maximum point because of the daily meaning of “Extremum” in Arabic languages. He also reveals Pseudo-Conceptual Behavior; he used sentences like “the tangent equal to 0” instead of the “slope of the tangent equal zero”. It turns out also, that while three out of four interviewers determined the type of the extremum points by using the acceptable value table method correctly, the fourth determines the type of the extremum points by one point and by using the “odd function” characteristic, correctly. According to the requirement to find the extremum point the results showed that two of the four interviewers reveal pseudo-conceptual mode of thinking according to the maximum point concept. They use “slope at the extremum points equal 0”. One of them even used concepts: increasing, decreasing, positive, negative meaninglessly, without clarifying who is positive (negative) or who is increasing (decreasing). One of the important but interesting results is the reaction of the interviewers to the definitions of the maximum point concept. The results showed that 3 students out of 4 gave correct mathematical definition, but; the 4th student gave meaningless definition. We crossed his meaningless answer with his answers to the other questions during the interviews; it turned out that his answers to most of the questions revealed pseudo-conceptual mode of thinking.

Global Study on Tobacco Use among Youth in the Kyrgyz Republic Republic (GYTS, 2019)

The aim of the study was to assess the situation related to tobacco consumption among adolescents aged 13 – 15 in the Kyrgyz Republic.Materials and Methods. The study used a two-stage selection of schoolchildren in grades 7 – 9 (teenagers 13 – 15 years old) to conduct the survey. At the 1st stage, information was collected about all schools of the republic, where children of the target group study. the schools in which the survey was subsequently conducted were selected by the statistical sampling method according to the number of students in grades 7 – 9. The grades whose students participated in the questionnaire were set at stage 2 by random sampling in each school The survey includes 43 questions from the Standard main Questionnaire of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) and 30 supplementary questions (73 in total) with multiple choice of answers. The statistical processing was performed using the SUDAAN software package (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention); a 95% confidence interval was calculated to calculate weighted prevalence estimates and standard errors (SE).Results. The survey found that 6.0% of schoolchildren (9.5% of boys and 2.4% of girls) currently use various types of tobacco; 4.4% of schoolchildren currently use tobacco (6.8% of boys and 2.0% of girls); 2.4% of schoolchildren smoke cigarettes; 2.4% use smokeless tobacco, 2.8% use other tobacco products (hookah); 2.8% of schoolchildren smoke electronic cigarettes (3.9% of boys and 1.7% of girls). Tobacco use most often begins before age 7 or after age 12. 16.8% of schoolchildren are exposed to tobacco smoke at home, of which 14.2% are in closed places and 14.8% in open public places. 87.2% of schoolchildren purchase cigarettes in a shop, kiosk, from a street vendor, and in the market. During the visit to the point of sale 26.7% noticed tobacco advertising and promotions; 49.7% saw anti-tobacco messages in the mass media. Definitely think that smoking tobacco by other people is bad for them, 71.2% of schoolchildren.Conclusion. A high percentage of teenagers consuming e-cigarettes, hookah, and smokeless tobacco products has been noted, although > 50% of them are aware of the dangers of tobacco use. Every 6th student is a passive smoker. The vast majority of schoolchildren aged 13 – 15 who try to quit smoking do not receive professional help in quitting tobacco use, and are exposed to protobacco media marketing campaigns.

Peer Tutoring Effects on Students' Mathematics Anxiety: A Middle School Experience.

In this research the effects of reciprocal peer tutoring on students’ mathematics anxiety levels were examined. A pretest posttest with control group design was used at a public middle school in Spain. A total of 420 students in 7th, 8th, and 9th grades participated in the study, of which 215 were female and 205 were male. Students were randomly assigned and equally distributed by course grade (140 in each course grade) and experimental condition (210 in the experimental group and 210 in the control group). Quantitative data were gathered using the Mathematics Anxiety Scale developed by Chiu and Henry (1990). Qualitative information was gathered during eight focus group sessions that were held with students. Two main factors were analyzed using the quantitative and qualitative information: mathematics learning anxiety and mathematics evaluation anxiety. Results were analyzed by gender and course grade. Statistically significant improvements were reported for both male and female students in the experimental group and for each course grade for both factors. No statistically significant differences were reported for students in the control group in any case. A moderate effect size was reported for mathematics evaluation anxiety (Hedge’s g = 0.42), and a large effect size was reported for mathematics learning anxiety (Hedge’s g = 0.84). Information obtained from the focus groups was consistent with the reported quantitative results. The main conclusion is that peer tutoring may be very beneficial for reducing middle school students’ mathematics anxiety, regardless of their gender or grade.

Performance of Plusoptix A09 Photo Screener in Refractive Error Screening in School Children Aged between 5 and 15 Years in the Southern Part of India.

Purpose:To evaluate the performance of Plusoptix A09 in detecting ametropia, warranted against frequently-used technique of retinoscopy in children attending school (5–15 years) and its probability as a screening tool.Methods:This study was the subset of a larger epidemiological study visual acuity refractive error squint conducted in schools to determine the prevalence of ocular morbidity among the 5–15 years' school children population. Every 7th student in the class (each school had mean value of 100 students) was randomly selected for this study after ascertaining their eligibility as per the inclusion criteria. A cohort of a total of 150 children within the age group of 5–15 (mean, 10.21 ± 2.83) years were recruited from 11 schools of Udupi district. Students with best corrected visual acuity of 20/20, refractive error within ±5.00 diopter (D), without any eccentric fixation, and no history of ocular pathology or seizures were recruited. Refractive error was tested by Plusoptix photorefractor followed by non-cycloplegic and cycloplegic retinoscopic techniques. The examiners performing these tests were masked and unware of the findings. Bland Altman plotted the agreement between the techniques, followed by the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC), and sensitivity of Plusoptix.Results:One-way analysis of variance calculated statistical differences among Plusoptix, objective retinoscopy, and cycloplegic retinoscopy for mean spherical value (1.12 ± 1.16 D, 0.65 ± 0.69 D, and 0.8 ± 0.82 D), cylindrical value (−0.83 D ± 1.27, −0.32 D ± 0.86, and −0.34 D ± −0.93), and spherical equivalent value (0.71 D ± 1.06, 0.45 D ± 0.7, and 0.61 D ± 0.81), with P = 0.0001, 0.0001, and 0.097, respectively. Bland Altman plots showed good agreement for spherical equivalent values of Plusoptix and objective retinoscopy. However, the area under the ROC curve (0.386) suggests that lower diagnostic ability of this device in this age group population in comparison to retinoscopy (0.575) with the sensitivity and specificity of Plusoptix was 69.2% and 84.8%.Conclusions:This study fails to report ideal sensitivity mandated for a screening tool, although good specificity and agreement are observed. Along with retinoscopy, this tool will be effective in screening a children's population aged between the age group of 5 and 15 years.

Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Risky Sexual Behaviours among Undergraduate Students from selected Universities in Nakuru County, Kenya

This study's purpose was to establish the influence of socioeconomic status on risky sexual behaviours on risky sexual behaviours among undergraduate students of main campuses in Nakuru County. Social Learning Theory by Albert Bandura and Person-Centred Theory by Carl Rogers guided the study. The study was carried out among 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th-year undergraduate students from main campuses in Nakuru County. The study adopted a correlational research design. The target population was 18570 undergraduate students. The accessible population was 8456 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th-year undergraduate students whose sample was 367. Respondents were selected by applying the simple random sampling technique. The study included a sample of 10 peer counsellors and 2 student counsellors from the Egerton University and Kabarak University main campuses who were selected through purposive sampling. Data were obtained using a questionnaire for undergraduate students, focus group discussions guide for peer counsellors and interview schedule for student counsellors. Validation of research instruments was done through peer and expert review and also through pilot testing, which was done in Mount Kenya University (MKU) - Nakuru Campus. Quantitative data was analysed by both inferential and descriptive statistics using SPSS Version 25, whereas the qualitative data was analysed thematically. The analysed data was presented in tables, graphs, and narratives. The findings indicated that the majority of the respondents were of the view that socioeconomic status influences risky sexual behaviours among undergraduate students.

Influence of Sexual Norms on Risky Sexual Behaviours among Undergraduate Students from selected Universities in Nakuru County, Kenya

This study’s purpose was to examine the influence of sexual norms on risky sexual behaviours on risky sexual behaviours among undergraduate students of main campuses in Nakuru County. Social Learning Theory by Albert Bandura and Person-Centred Theory by Carl Rogers guided the study. The study was carried out among 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th-year undergraduate students from main campuses in Nakuru County. The study adopted a correlational research design. The target population was 18570 undergraduate students. The accessible population was 8456 constituted of 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th-year undergraduate students whose sample was 367. Respondents were selected by applying the simple random sampling technique. The study included a sample of 10 peer counsellors and 2 student counsellors from the Egerton University and Kabarak University main campuses who were selected through purposive sampling. Data were obtained using a questionnaire for undergraduate students, focus group discussions guide for peer counsellors and interview schedule for student counsellors. Validation of research instruments was done through peer and expert review and also through pilot testing, which was done in Mount Kenya University (MKU) - Nakuru Campus. Quantitative data was analysed by both inferential and descriptive statistics using SPSS Version 25, whereas the qualitative data was analysed thematically. The analysed data was presented in tables, graphs, and narratives. The findings indicated that the majority of the respondents were of the view that sexual norms influence risky sexual behaviours among undergraduate students.

Modified SERVPERF and Normalized SERVQUAL Models in Estimation of Service Quality in Higher Educational Institutes

The purpose of this paper is to propose and empirically substantiate modification of SERVPERF instrument. We demonstrate difference in practical realization of SERVQUAL (Perceptions-Minus-Expectations) and modified SERVPERF (Performance-Minus-Expectation) based on qualitative and two quantitative methodological studies carried out at the Faculty of Sociology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. We used questionnaire adaptation for higher educational institutes (HEI).The sample size of the quantitative studies (10 persons of 2nd year of education, 10 persons of 3nd year of education, 10 persons of 4th year of Bachelor degree program and 5 persons of 2nd year of Master degree program; every 4th student of each year of education) complies with the used statistical test and the sample size requirements for focus groups. To compare the instruments we used nonparametric Wilcoxon signed rank test imple­men­ted in the statistical programming package R. Our finding is that modified SERVPERF is more convenient for students, smaller and more useful for online surveys. So, the difference in mean values of answer’s levels is mo­re significant between modified SERVPERF and normalized SERVQUAL than between modified SERVPERF and perceptions in SERVQUAL.
 Although the research has limitation – it is reconnaissance one and made as a one of steps for adaptation and validation of models for service quality measuring in Ukrainian HEI based on survey of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv students, however, the results of this methodological study allow other researchers to conduct representative studies using an adapted questionnaire of SERVQUAL at their universities. This result is important for service quality estimation which is needed for universities to monitor and improve the quality of their services and elaborate marketing strategy now.

Interest in Biology: Grade-dependent Differences and Benefits of Participating in Out-of-school Interventions

Many studies have shown a decrease in scientific interest with an increase in age. Since interest is linked to a high degree of deep-level learning, it is of great relevance to foster interest in science. This study investigates interest in biology from 7th, 9th, and 12th grade students in Germany (N=257). Results show a significantly lower interest in 9th grade in comparison to 7th grade, but a significantly higher level of interest in 12th grade compared to 9th grade. This increase could potentially be linked to the fact that students can chose to continue taking biology in upper secondary education, which leads them to be more interested in the subject. In order to increase interest in 9th grade students, a one-day intervention in an out-of-school student laboratory was developed. During the intervention, students conducted hands-on experiments to investigate the field of bionics. Students in 7th and 9th grade (N=121) participated in the intervention. An increase in interest in biology was observed in both grades. This highlights the potential of out-of-school laboratories to foster and develop interest. Future studies should investigate if the same effect is achieved using in-school interventions as well as looking at possible long-term effects.

Science Teachers’ Professional Development about Science Centers

The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to delve into professional development (PD) of science teachers’ views about nature of science (NOS) throughout activities linking NOS aspects to science centers (SCs), and second, to reveal how a science teacher uses NOS aspects while teaching in SCs. An instrumental qualitative case study method with different data sources was used. There were 18 elementary science teachers participating voluntarily in this study. Additionally, one science teacher among the participants was observed two times during her SCs visit with her grade 6th and 7th students. Researchers trained science teachers for using the facilities of SCs and supported their understanding of NOS. Before and after the workshop, open-ended VNOS-C questionnaire was administered, and follow-up interviews were conducted. Observations in SCs were made to check whether the teacher were able to use NOS concepts while teaching science. Findings revealed that the majority of science teachers exhibited improved views about NOS, and improvement was attained particularly on the aspects of tentativeness, methods of scientific investigation, social and cultural embeddedness, and creativity and imagination, while the least improvement was noted for scientific theories and laws. During the SC visits, the teacher employed all aspects of NOS except the theory and law tenet and mostly discuss about the observation, inference, and experiment while teaching. Further PD activities are suggested to support teachers to develop their own teaching plans specific to each exhibit by employing NOS concepts for teaching with/in SCs.