Table 4 Percentage of teachers’ NOS views in the pre- and post-interview
Naive | Eclectic | Informed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre (%) | Post (%) | Pre (%) | Post (%) | Pre (%) | Post (%) | |
Empirical NOS | 55 | 11 | 39 | 34 | 6 | 55 |
Scientific method | 72 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 6 | 66 |
Tentative NOS | 6 | 0 | 78 | 39 | 16 | 61 |
Nature of scientific theories and laws | 83 | 44 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 34 |
Inference and theoretical entities in science | 44 | 6 | 34 | 55 | 22 | 39 |
Subjective and theory-laden NOS | 22 | 0 | 50 | 39 | 28 | 61 |
Social and cultural embeddedness of science | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 100 |
Imagination and creativity in science | 0 | 0 | 61 | 11 | 39 | 89 |