Erdal TATAR, Yunus KARAKUYU, Cengiz TÜYSÜZ

SINIF ÖĞRETMENİ ADAYLARININ BİLİMİN DOĞASI KAVRAMLARI HAKKINDAKİ YANLIŞ ANLAMALARI

Bu çalışmada sınıf öğretmeni adaylarının bilimin doğası ile ilgili olarak bilimsel bilgi ve bilim insanları hakkındaki yanlış anlamalarını ortaya çıkarmak amaçlanmıştır. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesinin Sınıf Öğretmenliği programında okuyan toplam 120 öğretmen adayı çalışmanın örneklemini oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak açık uçlu sorular kullanılmış ve elde edilen verilerin betimsel bir analizi yapılmıştır. Çalışmada elde edilen bulgular öğretmen adaylarının, bilimsel bilgiye ve bilim insanlarına bakışlarında bir takım yanlış anlamalara sahip olduklarını ortaya koymuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Bilimin doğası, bilimsel bilgi, bilim insanı

PRE-SERVICE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT NATURE OF SCIENCE

The purpose of this study was to identify pre-service primary school teachers’ misunderstandings about the scientist and scientific knowledge related by nature of science. The sample of the study was 120 third-year preservice primary school teachers in a Department of Primary Education in Mustafa Kemal University. Researcher asked from every participant to write a response to open ended questions about scientist and scientific knowledge. In analyzing the research data, the researcher used descriptive analysis techniques. The findings of the research indicated that pre-service primary school teachers have some misunderstandings about scientist and scientific knowledge

Keywords:

Nature of science, scientific knowledge, scientist,

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