Tell Me About the Sky: Night, Day and the Phases of the Moon through the Eyes of 3rd Grade Primary School Students

Abstract

The study aimed to examine the posters prepared by third-grade primary school students after conducting observations and various writing activities in the science lesson unit “Let's Get to Know Our Planet.” A qualitative research approach was adopted, based on a phenomenological design. The study group consisted of 27 students (15 girls,12 boys). The data collection tools for the study consisted of individual posters and semi-structured interviews. When the individual posters were examined, it was seen that the majority of the posters included drawings of the Moon. The presence of the Earth was identified in the posters, and the vast majority of these posters included layers of land and water. In addition to the Moon and Earth, the students' posters also included drawings of the Sun. In these drawings, care was taken to ensure the accuracy of the Sun's size. The student posters included drawings of the shadow of an object and illustrations showing that the length of the shadow changed depending on the position of the Sun. Students took care to ensure that their observations were reflected in the observation and poster preparation process. It was stated that the poster preparation process contributed to learning, self-improvement, motivation, and increased self-confidence.

Keywords

• Writing for learning purposes
• daily writing
• science teaching
• poster
• observation

Bana Gökyüzünü Anlat: İlkokul 3. Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Gözünden Gece, Gündüz ve Ay’ın Evreleri

Abstract

Araştırmada ilkokul 3. Sınıf öğrencilerinin fen bilimleri dersi ‘Gezegenimizi Tanıyalım’ ünitesi kapsamında gerçekleştirdikleri gözlem ve çeşitli yazma aktiviteleri sonrasında hazırladıkları posterlerin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Nitel araştırma yaklaşımının benimsendiği çalışmada nitel araştırma desenlerinden fenomenolojik desen esas alınmıştır. Çalışma grubu; 15 kız, 12 erkek olmak üzere toplam 27 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Çalışmanın veri toplama araçları öğrencilerin gözlem ve yazma görevlerinin ardından hazırladıkları bireysel posterler ve yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşmelerden oluşmaktadır. Bireysel posterler incelendiğinde; posterlerin büyük çoğunluğunda Ay çizimine yer verildiği görülmektedir. Ay’ın evrelerine yönelik yapılan çizimlerde evrelerin sıralaması, isimleri ve evrelerin doğru çizilmesine özen gösterilmiştir. Posterlerde Dünya’nın varlığı tespit edilmiş olup bu posterlerin büyük çoğunluğunda kara ve su katmanına yer verilmiştir. Öğrenci posterlerinde Ay ve Dünya’nın yanı sıra Güneş çizimlerine de yer verilmiştir. Bu çizimlerde Güneş’in boyutunun doğruluğuna özen gösterildiği görülmektedir. Öğrenci posterlerinde bir nesnenin gölgesinin çizimine yer verildiği ve gölge boyunun Güneş’in konumuna bağlı olarak değiştiğine yönelik çizimler yer almaktadır. Öğrencilerin gözlem sürecinde elde ettikleri kazanımları bireysel posterlere yansıtmakla birlikte süreç sonunda yapılan görüşmelerdeki ifadelerinde de yer verdikleri görülmektedir. Gerek gözlem süreci gerek poster hazırlama sürecinde öğrencilerin gözlemlerini yansıtmasını sağlamaya özen göstermişlerdir. Poster hazırlama sürecinin katkıları olarak öğrenme, kendini geliştirme, motivasyon ve özgüveni artırmayı sağladığı ifade edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Öğrenme amaçlı yazma
• günlük yazma
• fen öğretimi
• poster
• gözlem

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