A1 Journal article (refereed)
Kitchen chemistry course for chemistry education students : influences on chemistry teaching and teacher education : a multiple case study (2020)
Nuora, P., & Välisaari, J. (2020). Kitchen chemistry course for chemistry education students : influences on chemistry teaching and teacher education : a multiple case study. Chemistry Teacher International, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/cti-2018-0021
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Nuora, Piia; Välisaari, Jouni
Journal or series: Chemistry Teacher International
eISSN: 2569-3263
Publication year: 2020
Volume: 2
Issue number: 1
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication country: Germany
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cti-2018-0021
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Open Access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/65148
Abstract
This study introduces the Kitchen Chemistry (KC) course and its influences on chemistry education as a whole. KC is considered to be a life-relevant learning environment that engages learners in science through the pursuit of personally relevant and meaningful goals. KC, as a form of interdisciplinary learning, aims to develop boundary-crossing skills and to support the development of pupils’ scientific thinking. The purpose of this research was to determine how KC as a context-based teaching approach applies to chemistry education and what it offers to chemistry teaching and teacher education. We found that KC gave lower secondary school pupils the opportunity to understand the chemical phenomena in a familiar context. Teachers of visiting groups saw that integration is the challenge: pupils often see the subjects of chemistry and home economics as separate entities. The chemistry education students highlighted real-world connections to chemistry concepts and contexts. They also found KC to be an interesting form of teaching chemistry. According to the KC course teachers, the students were motivated and excited, and provided positive feedback on the course. These findings suggest that teachers and teacher education students need to be guided in actively using integration.
Keywords: chemistry; food preparation; home economics (curriculum subjects); educational methods; teacher training; multidisciplinary research
Free keywords: context-based education; interdisciplinary learning; kitchen chemistry; life-relevant learning
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Reporting Year: 2020
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