Thinking and Practicing Like a Scientist?

IF 0.9 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Zhengyan Zhang, Ying‐Chih Chen, Guangxi He, H. She, Jhih-Cheng Chen
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Abstract

This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable instrument, the Mental Images of Scientists Questionnaire (MISQ), and use the instrument to examine Chinese students’ mental images of scientists’ characters across school levels, regions, living settings, and gender. The final version of the MISQ consisted of four constructs: scientists’ cognitive, affective, lifestyle, and job characters. The results showed that senior high school students gave higher scores for scientists’ cognitive character construct than junior high and elementary school students did. Students from eastern regions, which have a more highly developed economy, gave the highest scores on cognitive and affective character constructs of scientists. Students from western regions, which have a less developed economy, had a relatively negative impression of scientists. Students’ images of scientists’ affective, lifestyle, and job characters were positively correlated with their interests in pursuing scientific careers. Future research to explore the relationships between students’ mental images of scientists’ characters and students’ motivation to pursue science-related careers or to engage in scientific practices are recommended.
像科学家一样思考和实践?
本研究旨在开发一种有效、可靠的科学家心理形象问卷(MISQ),并利用该问卷调查不同学校、地区、生活环境和性别的中国学生对科学家性格的心理形象。MISQ的最终版本包括四个构念:科学家的认知、情感、生活方式和工作特征。结果表明,高中生对科学家认知性格建构的得分高于初中生和小学生。来自经济更发达的东部地区的学生在科学家的认知和情感性格建构方面得分最高。来自经济欠发达的西部地区的学生对科学家的印象相对负面。学生对科学家的情感形象、生活方式形象和工作形象与他们追求科学事业的兴趣正相关。建议未来研究探索学生对科学家角色的心理形象与学生追求科学相关职业或从事科学实践动机之间的关系。
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AsiaPacific Science Education
AsiaPacific Science Education Social Sciences-Education
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