2020 Volume 61 Issue 2 Pages 383-389
This study asked science teachers at elementary schools and lower secondary schools the following question: What is the time frame in which plutonic rocks are said to “slowly” cool and solidify? The purpose of the study was to analyze the results of the survey among science teachers on how long it takes for plutonic rocks to cool and solidify, to compare their answers, and to examine their knowledge of the process. Of the total 41 elementary school teachers and 155 lower secondary school science teachers surveyed, 7.3% and 11.6%, respectively, gave correct answers. A comparative analysis between the two groups indicated no significant differences in how they answered the questions. A comparison among the lower secondary school science teachers also indicated no significant differences within that group, regardless of whether they had specialized in geology as students, or, indeed, of the textbooks they were using as teachers.
