Pre-service science teachers' views and content knowledge about models and modeling

Bu çalışmanın amacı, fen öğretmen adaylarının modeller ve modelleme hakkındaki görüş ve bilgilerinin incelenmesidir. Çalışmanın verileri yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşmeler ve açık-uçlu anket kullanarak yedi katılımcıdan elde edilmiştir. Sonuçlar, katılımcıların modeller hakkındaki görüşlerinde farklılıklar ve yetersizlikler olduğunu ortaya koymuş ve katılımcıların bilimsel modellerin özgün karakterlerini belirleyemediklerini göstermiştir. Yine sonuçlar, öğretmen adaylarının bir öğretim modelini tercih ederken modelin estetik çekiciliğine, bilimsel içeriğine ve kullanılabilirliğine dikkat ettiklerini göstermektedir. Bulgular, fen öğretmen adaylarının eğitim programları sürecinde daha fazla modelleme aktivitelerine katılmasını ve daha fazla modelleme deneyimi kazanmasını ve böylece modeller ve modelleme hakkında sahip oldukları içerik bilgilerinin geliştirilmesini öngörmektedir.

Fen öğretmen adaylarının modeller ve modelleme hakkındaki görüşleri ve içerik bilgileri

The aim of this study was to investigate pre-service science teachers views and knowledge of models and modeling. The data were collected from seven participants through semistructured interviews and an open-ended questionnaire. The results indicated that variations and deficiencies existed among the participants views and knowledge of models. The participants were unable to distinguish exclusive characteristics of scientific models. It was also found that the pre-service science teachers favored a teaching model according to model s aesthetic appeal, scientific context, and practicality. It is recommended that pre-service science teachers should engage in more modeling activities and gain more modeling experiences throughout their training programs to improve their content knowledge of models and modeling.

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