TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparative study of primary and secondary school students' images of scientists
AU - Fung, Yvonne Y.H.
PY - 2002/12
Y1 - 2002/12
N2 - The Draw-A-Scientist Test was administered to 675 Hong Kong Chinese students to explore their images of scientists. The main purposes were to discover any differences across grade levels and between male and female students, and to see if the results were comparable to those found in studies in other parts of the world. As in the findings of earlier research, there was evidence that students developed a more stereotypic image of a scientist with age and that the scientists drawn were predominantly male. It was also noted that some students, though a small percentage, included special captions and comments to express their views of the scientist. While the DAST is a feasible and simple method, future studies should supplement it with interviews for deeper understanding of students' constructs.
AB - The Draw-A-Scientist Test was administered to 675 Hong Kong Chinese students to explore their images of scientists. The main purposes were to discover any differences across grade levels and between male and female students, and to see if the results were comparable to those found in studies in other parts of the world. As in the findings of earlier research, there was evidence that students developed a more stereotypic image of a scientist with age and that the scientists drawn were predominantly male. It was also noted that some students, though a small percentage, included special captions and comments to express their views of the scientist. While the DAST is a feasible and simple method, future studies should supplement it with interviews for deeper understanding of students' constructs.
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U2 - 10.1080/0263514022000030453
DO - 10.1080/0263514022000030453
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:5444272980
SN - 0263-5143
VL - 20
SP - 199
EP - 213
JO - Research in Science and Technological Education
JF - Research in Science and Technological Education
IS - 2
ER -