Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the perceptions of Pre-service science teachers for scientific models, And the sample of the study consisted of (78) Pre-service science teachers enrolled in the educational diploma program at Taif University for the first semester of 2018-2019. In order to achieve the purpose of the study, the researcher used the descriptive approach. A questionnaire was designed as a tool for applying the study, The results of the study showed that the perceptions of the Pre-service science teachers of the scientific models came at a high level, and the results indicated that there were no statistically significant differences at the level (alpha less than 0.05) Between the arithmetic averages of pre-service science teachers' responses to the scales of the scientific models due to the specialization variable, The study recommended directing the training programs for teachers in the education sector to prepare training programs on scientific models and how to build and evaluate them.