OKUL ÖNCESİ ÖĞRETMENLERİNİN FEN EĞİTİMİ UYGULAMALARINA YÖNELİK GÖRÜŞLERİNİN BELİRLENMESİ
Abstract
This research aims to determine the opinions
about science practices of preschool teachers. In this research, the case study
was used to be qualitative research design. The research data were collected from 20 preschool teachers
whose occupational seniority in different kindergartens in Kars varied from 3
years to 16 years with semi-structured observation forms. The collected
data are presented by creating explanatory and inferential codes. According to
the results of the research, while pre-school teachers were planning to science
practices, it was determined to pay
attention to the choosing of materials to be used, the practice to be done is interesting and
appropriation to age and development level of the students. It has been seen that pre-school teachers
prefer experiment activities as science practices. Moreover, it has been
revealed that preschool teachers' self-efficacy in the implementation of
science activities, but they also encounter some problems in the planning and
implementation process. According to these results obtained from the research,
in pre-school education program, Science activity book is suggested that easy
access for teachers, containing science activities, associated with daily life,
from simple to complexity and from perceptible to imaginary.
Keywords
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Nur Akcanca
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KAFKAS ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
Türkiye
Serap Aktemur Gürler
This is me
KAFKAS ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SOSYAL BİLİMLER MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU
Türkiye
Hicran Alkan
This is me
KAFKAS ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SOSYAL BİLİMLER MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 29, 2017
Submission Date
November 7, 2017
Acceptance Date
December 18, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 4 Number: 1
