The Effect of a Developed Sun-Earth-Moon Model on the Academic Achievement of Pre-service Science Teachers

Year 2020, Volume: 14 Issue: 1, 481 - 503, 30.06.2020

İlda Düşkün , İbrahim Ünal

https://doi.org/10.17522/balikesirnef.672370

Abstract

This study was to composed of two parts with two main purposes. In the first part of the study the Sun-Earth-Moon Model was developed by miniaturizing from their real size and in the second part the effect of this model on the astronomy achievement of preservice science teachers was investigated. In order to examine the changes in the achievement of preservice science teachers, an Astronomy Achievement Test was developed and applied to 60 preservice science teachers as pre-test and post-test. Half of the pre-service science teachers received standard instruction that based on board-chalk-textbook. The rest of them received experimental instruction that taught by using the developed model. As a result of the research, it was seen that the experimental group which was teaching with the model had significant effects in terms of learning and understanding compared to the control group.

Keywords

Sun-Earth-Moon Model, academic achievement, pre-service science teachers, development of model, astronomy education

Supporting Institution

İnönü Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi

Project Number

2010/93

Thanks

The present work was supported by İnönü University, Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit.

Güneş-Dünya-Ay Modeli Geliştirilmesi ve Fen Bilgisi Öğretmen Adaylarının Astronomi Eğitimindeki Akademik Başarılarına Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın iki amacı vardır ve iki bölümden oluşmaktadır. Çalışmanın birinci bölümünde gerçek boyutlarından küçültülerek Güneş-Dünya-Ay modeli geliştirilmiş, ikinci bölümünde ise bu modelin öğretmen adaylarının astronomi başarıları üzerine etkisi araştırılmıştır. Öğretmen adaylarının astronomi başarılarındaki değişimi incelemek amacıyla Astronomi Başarı Testi geliştirilmiş, 60 öğretmen adayına ön test ve son test olarak uygulanmıştır. Öğrencilerin yarısına ilgili konular, tahta-tebeşir-kitap tekniğine dayalı standart öğretim ile anlatılırken, kalan yarısına ise geliştirilen model kullanılarak anlatılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda modelle öğretimin yapıldığı deney grubunun standart öğretimin yapıldığı gruba göre öğrenme ve anlama bakımından önemli etkilere yol açtığı görülmüştür.

Keywords

Güneş-Dünya-Ay Modeli, akademik başarı, öğretmen adayları, model geliştirme, astronomi eğitimi

Project Number

2010/93

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