Selected Research Dealing with Attitudinal Studies in Science Education

Dünyada fen bilgisi eğitimine önem verme eğilimi artmaktadır. Fen bilgisi eğitiminin başlıca önceliklerinden birisi de fen bilgisi açısından okuryazar öğrenciler veya vatandaşlar yetiştirmektir, ama bilim adamı değil. Bunun yanında okullarda fen bilgisi dersine karşı öğrencilerin ilgisi azalmaktadır. Birçok çalışma, öğrencilerin fen bilimlerine karşı olumlu veya olumsuz tepkilerinin nedeninin, bu derse karşı tutumlarıyla ilgili olduğunu göstermiştir. Onların tutumlarını biçimlendiren birçok faktör vardır. Fen bilimlerine yönelik, bazı durumlarda fen bilgisi öğretmeye karşı tutumları anlamak ve ölçmek için araştırmacılar değişik araçlar geliştirmişlerdir. Öğrencilerin fen bilimlerine yönelik tutumlarının beşinci sınıftan itibaren azalmaya başladığı ve bu durumun öğrencilerin fen bilgisi dersindeki başarılarını ve bilimsel kavramları anlamalarını etkilediği, çalışmalar ile ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu bağlamda, sınıf, fen bilgisi ve diğer branş öğretmenleri, okul programları ve çevresi, öğrencilerin fen bilimlerine karşı tutumlarını etkilemede büyük bir rol oynamaktadır.

Fen Bilgisi Eğitiminde Tutumla İlgili Çalışmalardan Seçilmiş Araştırmalar

The importance of science education is increasing all over the world. One of the main objectives of science education is to make scientifically literate students or citizens rather than scientists. Despite this, science courses in schools tend to lose the students' interest. Many studies reveal that students' negative or positive feelings about science are related to their attitudes toward science. There are different factors shaping their attitudes. To understand and measure students' attitudes toward science, and in some cases, toward science teaching, researchers have so far developed numerous instruments. Studies have revealed that students' positive attitudes toward science begin to decrease from 5th grade to the upper grades, and this situation affects their achievements in science and their understanding of scientific concepts. In this context, elementary science, the other subject teachers, the school curriculum and environment play majör roles in influencing students' attitudes toward science.

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