Perceptions of eighth graders concerning the aim, effectiveness, and scientific basis of pseudoscience: The case of crystal healing

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dc.contributor.authorMetin, Duygu
dc.contributor.authorÇakıroğlu, Jale
dc.contributor.authorLeblebicioğlu, Gülşen
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-23T19:54:37Z
dc.date.available2021-06-23T19:54:37Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentBAİBÜ, Eğitim Fakültesi, Matematik ve Fen Bilimleri Eğitimien_US
dc.description.abstractPractices such as astrology or crystal healing can be defined as pseudoscience. Against pseudoscience, one of the major responsibilities of science education must be to develop science-literate individuals who are able to understand what science is, how science is undertaken, how scientific knowledge is constructed, and how it is justified, then they will be able to determine whether a claim is valid and be alert to practices which fall outside the realms of science, especially those in the area of pseudoscience. For this reason, the ability of recognizing flawed process and claims of pseudoscience is referred to one of the crucial parts of science literacy. The present study aimed to uncover middle school students' understanding of the inherent aim of pseudoscientists and pseudoscientific applications related to crystals and to reveal their judgments and justifications regarding the effectiveness and scientific basis of these applications. The present study was qualitative in nature. The results of the study showed that the students were very gullible about the aim, effectiveness, and scientific basis of pseudoscientific practices and in particular the use of crystals. Furthermore, similar to pseudoscientists, the students generally used weak reasoning to evaluate the presented claims and research designs about crystals and crystal healing.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11165-017-9685-4
dc.identifier.endpage202en_US
dc.identifier.issn0157-244X
dc.identifier.issn1573-1898
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85039855978en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage175en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-017-9685-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/10596
dc.identifier.volume50en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000511788100008en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.institutionauthorLeblebicioğlu, Gülşen
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofResearch In Science Educationen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectDemarcation Problemen_US
dc.subjectPseudoscienceen_US
dc.subjectDistinguishing Science from Pseudoscienceen_US
dc.subjectCrystal Healingen_US
dc.subjectMiddle School Studentsen_US
dc.subjectEffectiveness and Scientific Basis of Pseudoscienceen_US
dc.subjectAim of Pseudoscienceen_US
dc.titlePerceptions of eighth graders concerning the aim, effectiveness, and scientific basis of pseudoscience: The case of crystal healingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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