PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS’ VIEWS TOWARDS UNIVERSE

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The purpose of this study is to determine the views of pre-service science teachers about the universe and its properties. This study which consists of qualitative data is designed as a case study. The study was carried out with senior students who studied in a science education department of a public university in Turkey. This study was carried out with senior students who were studying at the department of science education at the education faculty of a public university in Turkey and were referred to as pre-service teachers in this study. 66 participants were included in the data collection process. A structured interview form consisting of four open-ended questions and one sentence completion based on metaphorical description was used as data collection tool. The data was analyzed with content analysis method. According to the analysis results, the participants have misconceptions about the expansion of the universe. However, it was remarkable that the pre-service science teachers in the study group were not confident in explaining the composition of the universe.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Pre-service science teacher
• astronomy
• universe
• interview

FEN BİLGİSİ ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ EVREN HAKKINDAKİ GÖRÜŞLERİ

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, fen bilgisi öğretmen adaylarının evren ve evrenin özelliklerine ilişkin görüşlerinin tespit edilmesidir. Söz konusu amaç doğrultusunda tasarlanan ve nitel verilerden oluşan bu çalışma durum araştırması türündedir. Araştırma Türkiye’de bir devlet üniversitesinin eğitim fakültesi fen bilgisi eğitimi anabilim dalında öğrenim görmekte olan ve bu çalışmada öğretmen adayları olarak ifade edilen son sınıf öğrencileri ile yürütülmüştür. Veri toplama sürecine 66 katılımcı dahil olmuştur. Veri toplama aracı olarak dört açık uçlu soru ve bir metaforik betimlemeye dayalı cümle tamamlamasından oluşan yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Veriler içerik analizi metodu ile incelenmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına göre, katılımcıların evrenin genişlemesine ilişkin kavram yanılgıları bulunmaktadır. Bununla birlikte, çalışma grubunda yer alan öğretmen adaylarının evrenin bileşimini açıklama noktasında kendilerinden emin olamamaları dikkat çekici olmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• fen bilgisi öğretmen adayı
• astronomi
• evren
• görüşme

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