Preservice Science Teachers' Knowledge of Energy Resources: An Adaptation Study

The main energy resource is still fossil fuels on Earth and they are decreasing day by day. Energy generation from fossil fuels is accepted as the primary reason for climate change. Energy conservation is important to decrease the impact of climate change and knowledge of energy resources may have a role in energy conservation behavior. Therefore, measuring energy knowledge is of great importance. The aim of this study is to adapt the energy knowledge instrument of DeWaters, Qaqish , Graham and Powers (2013) to Turkish. Two pilot studies were conducted and a questionnaire with 15 items measuring participants’ knowledge of energy resources was adapted. The KR-20 value for the instrument was found to be 0.70. This instrument creates an opportunity to measure the basic understanding of energy resources.

Fen Bilgisi Öğretmen Adaylarının Enerji Kaynakları Hakkındaki Bilgisi: Bir Adaptasyon Çalışması

Dünyadaki temel enerji kaynağı hala fosil yakıtlar olup, bu kaynaklar günden güne azalmaktır. Bunun yanında, fosil yakıtlardan enerji üretmek iklim değişikliğinin başlıca sebebi olarak kabul edilmektedir. Enerji tasarrufu iklim değişikliğinin etkilerini azaltma açısından önemlidir ve enerji kaynakları bilgisi enerji tasarrufu davranışında rol oynayabilir. Bu nedenle, enerji bilgisinin ölçülmesi kritik öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, DeWaters, Qaqish, Graham ve Powers'ın (2013) enerji bilgi ölçeğinin Türkçe’ye uyarlanmasıdır. Bu kapsamda, iki pilot çalışma yapılmış ve katılımcıların enerji kaynakları konusundaki bilgilerini ölçen 15 maddelik bir anket uyarlanmıştır. Ölçeğin KR-20 değeri 0.70 bulunmuştur. Bu ölçek, enerji kaynakları ile ilgili temel bilgiyi ölçmek için kullanılabilir.

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