Thai pre-service science teachers' practice of science communication in communities

The findings showed that the three pre-service teachers demonstrated their understanding of constructivist theory in their practices of science communication in communities. Therefore, the Education Department should develop further courses that are related to science teaching. Each course should have a science communication activity. This attention to science in curricula would promote the understanding of both students and teachers. Teachers would have increased understanding of learning based on constructivist theory, and they would learn effective science communication skills that could apply to many contexts of teacher education. This would help their careers as science teachers. In the three cases studied here, the practice of science communication in the community took place in similar contexts. Therefore, future studies should be conducted in other areas (e.g., museums and science centers) to investigate the effects of the science communication course on the practice of science communication in different science educational contexts.