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RESEARCH PAPER
Foundations matter: Pre-service teachers’ understanding of osmosis and diffusion in relation to their formal science education backgrounds
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Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
Publication date: 2022-04-22
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2022;18(6):em2113
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Osmosis and diffusion are fundamental topics in science education because many processes in
nature largely depend on these phenomena. However, many students usually hold
misconceptions and have a lack of knowledge about these topics. This study explores pre-service
teachers’ understanding of osmosis and diffusion in relation to their prior formal education. The
main reason for the study was the need to support pre-service teachers so that they can effectively
teach these topics. A total of 243 first-year students in bachelor’s programs at the University of
Ljubljana participated in the study. The results showed that students that graduated from
vocational and technical secondary schools had a weaker understanding of these topics compared
to students from general secondary schools. Furthermore, only students that had passed the
leaving exam in biology showed a better understanding of osmosis and diffusion.
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