Appendix 3: Profiles of NOS Content to Be Taught Suggested by Chinese Science Teacher

Appendix 3: Profiles of NOS content to be taught suggested by Chinese science teacher educators and their corresponding categorizations

STE / Gen. / Sub. / Pos. / NOS content suggested by educator / Cat.[1] /
1 / F / Chem. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§  Realist understanding of mind and natural world
Contemporary NOS elements
§  Scientific community
Social and cultural influence on science
§  Bilateral influence of science on the society / C /
2 / M / Phy. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
§  Realist understanding of mind and natural world / A /
3 / F / Int. Sci. / Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Testable nature of scientific knowledge
Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Replicable nature of empirical evidence
§  Science as the pursuit of truth
§  Scientific ethos / A /
4 / M / Int. Sci. / Prof. / Contemporary NOS elements
§  Tentativeness of scientific knowledge
Inferential nature of scientific knowledge
§  Theory-laden observation
Myth of the scientific method
Role of imagination in scientific investigation
§  Relationship between science and technology
Scientific community
Social and cultural influence on science / B /
5 / M / Phy. / Ass. Prof. / Contemporary NOS elements
§  Tentativeness of scientific knowledge
Inferential nature of scientific knowledge
§  Theory-laden observation
Myth of the scientific method
Role of imagination in scientific investigation
§  Social and cultural influence on science
Scientific community / B /
6 / M / Int. Sci. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  General process of scientific investigation
Contemporary NOS elements
§  Tentativeness of scientific knowledge
Inferential nature of scientific knowledge
§  Creation in the scientific investigation
Theory-laden observation
Myth of the scientific methods
Role of imagination in scientific investigation
§  Bilateral influence of science on the society
Social and cultural influence on science
Scientific community
§  Myths of scientist / B /
7 / M / Phy. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
Science as the pursuit of truth
§  Realist understanding of mind and natural world
§  Scientific ethos / A /
8 / M / Chem. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Contemporary NOS elements
§  Inferential nature of scientific knowledge
§  Theory-laden observation
Myth of the scientific method
Role of imagination in scientific investigation
§  Scientific community
Social and cultural influence on science
Relationship between science and technology / B /
9 / M / Phy. / Instr. / Classical NOS elements
§  Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
Testable nature of scientific knowledge
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
Science as the pursuit of truth
§  Realist understanding of mind and natural world / A /
10 / F / Bio. / Instr. / Classical NOS elements
§  Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
§  Science as the pursuit of truth
Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Replicable nature of empirical evidence
Logics in scientific investigation
§  Scientific ethos / A /
11 / M / Chem. / Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
§  Scientific ethos / A /
12 / F / Phy. / Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Testable nature of scientific knowledge
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Replicable nature of empirical evidence
Logics in scientific investigation
§  Realist understanding of mind and natural world / A /
13 / M / Bio. / Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Testable nature of scientific knowledge
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Replicable nature of empirical evidence
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§  Realist understanding of mind and natural world
§  Scientific ethos / A /
14 / M / Phy. / Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Contemporary NOS elements
§  Tentativeness of scientific knowledge
Inferential nature of scientific knowledge
Theory-laden observation
Role of imagination in scientific investigation
§  Relationship between science and technology
Social and cultural influence on science
Bilateral influence of science on the society
Scientific community / B /
15 / M / Bio. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Contemporary NOS elements
§  Tentativeness of scientific knowledge
Inferential scientific knowledge
§  Theory-laden observation
Myth of the scientific method
Creation in scientific investigation
§  Bilateral influence of science on the society
Social and cultural influence on science
Scientific community / B /
16 / F / Phy. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Empirical nature of scientific investigation
Contemporary NOS elements
§  Tentativeness of scientific knowledge
Inferential nature of scientific knowledge
§  Theory-laden observation
Myth of the scientific method
Role of imagination in scientific investigation
§  Social and cultural influence on science / B /
17 / F / Int. Sci. / Prof. / Contemporary NOS elements
§  Inferential nature of scientific knowledge
§  Theory-laden observation
Creation in the scientific investigation
§  Scientific community
Social and cultural influence on science
Bilateral influence of science on the society
§  Myths of scientist / B /
18 / M / Chem. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Replicable nature of empirical evidence
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§  Realist understanding of mind and natural world / A /
19 / M / Chem. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§  Realist understanding of mind and natural world
§  Scientific ethos / A /
20 / F / Chem. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
Truth-approaching nature of scientific knowledge
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§  Realist understanding of mind and natural world
§  Scientific ethos
Contemporary NOS elements
§  Myth of the scientific method
§  Bilateral influence of science on the society
Social and cultural influence on science
Scientific community / C /
21 / F / Chem. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§  Scientific ethos / A /
22 / M / Bio. / Instr. / Classical NOS elements
§  Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§  Realist understanding of mind and natural world
§  Scientific ethos / A /
23 / M / Bio. / Instr. / Classical NOS elements
§  Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Logics in scientific investigation
General process of scientific investigation
§  Realist understanding of mind and natural world / A /
24 / M / Int. Sci. / Ass. Prof. / Classical NOS elements
§  Progressive nature of scientific knowledge
§  Empirical basis of scientific investigation
Replicable nature of empirical evidence
Logics in scientific investigation
§  Realist understanding of mind and natural world
§  Scientific ethos / A /

[1] Categorization of science teacher educators’ conceptions of NOS content to be taught (A= focusing on classical NOS elements; B= focusing on contemporary NOS elements; C=Mixed)