Fen bilgisi öğretmen adaylarının bilimsel süreç becerilerini uygulama hakkındaki inançları: bir durum çalışması

Bu çalışmanın amacı, fen bilgisi dersi öğretmen adaylarının bilimsel süreç becerilerine (BSB) yönelik inançlarının ve bu becerilerin uygulama dersi kapsamında yaptıkları ders anlatımları üzerinden uygulanabilirliğine yönelik inançlarının incelenmesidir. Durum çalışması yaklaşımı bu çalışmada kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın katılımcıları, uygulama dersini alan öğretmen adaylarıdır. Sonuçlar, öğretmen adaylarının BSB’leri öğretme konusunda yeterli olmadıklarını, fakat bu becerileri anlama konusunda gereken bilgi birikimine sahip olduklarını göstermiştir. 200 ders planının incelenmesi sonucunda toplam 77 ders planının öğretmen merkezli yaklaşımlara göre hazırlandığı ve genelde temel BSB’lerin geliştirilmesinin ders amaçları olarak belirlendiği bulunmuştur. Öğretmen adaylarının BSB’ler ve bunların uygulanabilirliği hakkındaki inançları, geliştirilen bir model ile gösterilmiştir.

Preservice science teachers’ beliefs about application of science process skills: A case study

The purpose of this study was to investigate preservice science teachers’ (PSTs) beliefs about scientific process skills (SPS) and application of SPS during microteaching session. A case study approach was used. Participants were elementary PSTs enrolled in the practice teaching in elementary education course. Findings revealed that PSTs were not proficient in teaching SPS to students, however, their beliefs about SPS were found as satisfactory. After examining 200 lesson plans, it was observed that 77 of the lesson plans were prepared based on teacher-centered teaching methods and included basic SPS in their lesson plans and tried to develop these skills in students. A model was developed to explain factors that may influence PSTs’ beliefs of SPS and their application.

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