<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Our contribution is devoted to study the ability of future chemistry teachers to organise pupils’ observation of chemical phenomena. In this article measuring of multi-level means is described, which should denote a readiness of probands to perform an observation during carrying out chemical experiment. It is based on the assumption that well-prepared observers are able to work actively and to propose alternative solutions, because of their deep understanding of a procedure. In next part of this article the results of a research carried out at Faculty of Natural Sciences in Bratislava are analysed. The research was also aimed to detect if students are prepared to perform chemical experiments without a risk that they will be confused by a procedure or different course of experiment as they had expected.</p></abstract>

Our contribution is devoted to study the ability of future chemistry teachers to organise pupils’ observation of chemical phenomena. In this article measuring of multi-level means is described, which should denote a readiness of probands to perform an observation during carrying out chemical experiment. It is based on the assumption that well-prepared observers are able to work actively and to propose alternative solutions, because of their deep understanding of a procedure. In next part of this article the results of a research carried out at Faculty of Natural Sciences in Bratislava are analysed. The research was also aimed to detect if students are prepared to perform chemical experiments without a risk that they will be confused by a procedure or different course of experiment as they had expected.

Are Future Chemistry Teachers Prepared to Perform Chemical Experiments at Primary and Secondary Schools?

Department of Didactics in Science, Psychology and Pedagogy, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, phone +421 2 602 96 311

Department of Didactics in Science, Psychology and Pedagogy, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, phone +421 2 602 96 313

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Our contribution is devoted to study the ability of future chemistry teachers to organise pupils’ observation of chemical phenomena. In this article measuring...

Are Future Chemistry Teachers Prepared to Perform Chemical Experiments at Primary and Secondary Schools?

Published Online: Feb 10, 2017

Page range: 45 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cdem-2016-0003

Keywords
chemical experiment, future chemistry teachers’ education, observation, procedure of chemical experiment, research in chemistry didactics

© 2016 Anna Drozdíková et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Are Future Chemistry Teachers Prepared to Perform Chemical Experiments at Primary and Secondary Schools?

Published Online: Feb 10, 2017

Page range: 45 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cdem-2016-0003

Keywordschemical experiment, future chemistry teachers’ education, observation, procedure of chemical experiment, research in chemistry didactics

© 2016 Anna Drozdíková et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
chemical experiment, future chemistry teachers’ education, observation, procedure of chemical experiment, research in chemistry didactics