In-service science teachers’ astronomy misconceptions
Türkiye’de fen öğretmeni adayları 2010 yılında lisans düzeyinde astronomi dersi almaya başlamışlardır. 2010 yılından önce mezun olan fen öğretmenleri öğretmen yetiştirme programı boyunca herhangi bir astronomi dersi almamışlardır. Ancak, fen eğitimi müfredatı bazı astronomi konularını içermektedir. Fen öğretmenlerinin kavram yanılgıları varsa bu kavram yanılgılarını muhtemelen öğrencilere aktaracaklardır. Bu çalışmanın amacı fen öğretmenlerinin sahip oldukları astronomi kavram yanılgılarını ortaya çıkarmaktır. Çalışmaya daha önce hiç astronomi eğitimi almamış olan 60 fen öğretmeni katılmıştır. Astronomi Kavram Testi veri toplamak için kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonuçlarına göre fen öğretmenlerinin astronomi ile ilgili birçok kavram yanılgısına sahip oldukları tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmanın sonuçları fen öğretmenlerinin fen müfredatındaki astronomi konuları ile ilgili eğitime ihtiyaç duyduklarını ortaya koymuştur.
Fen öğretmenlerinin astronomi kavram yanılgıları
Pre-service science teachers in Turkey began to take undergraduate astronomy course in 2010. Science teachers who graduated before 2010 did not have any astronomy course during teacher preparation program. However, science education curriculum has some astronomy topics. If science teachers hold some misconceptions they will most likely transfer them to their students. The aim of this study was to explore in-service science teachers’ astronomy misconceptions. The participants were 60 in-service science teachers who had no astronomy instruction before. Astronomy Concept Test was used to collect data. Based on the results it is found that in-service science teachers hold several misconceptions related to astronomy. The results of this study show that in-service science teachers need some instructional support about astronomy content to improve their understanding of astronomy related topics in middle school science curriculum.
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- ISSN: 1309-0682
- Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 4 Sayı
- Başlangıç: 2008
- Yayıncı: Tayfun Taşbilek
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