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The Relation Between The Pre-service Elementary Teachers’ Levels of Relating Science Knowledge to Daily Life and Their Attitude and Scientific Literacy
Abstract
The aim of this study is to determine the preservice elementary teachers’ levels of relating the science
knowledge to their daily life and to examine the relation between preservice teachers’ levels of connecting science
knowledge that they acquire in science course with their attitudes and scientific literacy. The case study method was
employed in the study. The sample of the study comprised 200 second year preservice elementary teachers in KTU
Fatih Faculty of education. The data were collected with scientific literacy test, daily life relating test and attitude
questionnaire during the Science and Laboratory Application II Lesson. The problem situations were created for
boiling, melting, freezing, expansion, excretion, digestion, heat and temperature concepts. The results of the study
indicated that the preservice teachers’ levels of relating science knowledge to daily life situations were very low.
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English
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Publication Date
September 1, 2015
Submission Date
September 1, 2015
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Published in Issue
Year 2015 Volume: 8 Number: 3
APA
Ürey, M., & Cerrah Özsevgeç, L. (2015). The Relation Between The Pre-service Elementary Teachers’ Levels of Relating Science Knowledge to Daily Life and Their Attitude and Scientific Literacy. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, 8(3), 397-420. https://izlik.org/JA25YX67EM