Teacher Educators’ Views On Scientific Literacy Of Visually Impaired Students
Abstract
The scientific literacy requires ability to use
scientific knowledge, to comprehend the world through identifying problems and
making results based on evidence, and to make decisions as to the changes
caused by human activities. Each person fulfilling the requirements of scientific
literacy can be scientifically literate. However, there is a prejudice in the
society that visually impaired person cannot not be scientifically literate due
to the lack of power of vision. Therefore, a descriptive case study was
conducted to identify the perceptions of academicians (teacher educators)
regarding the development of scientific literacy by visually impaired people.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with teacher educators and data
gathered from interviews was analyzed and presented in descriptive manner.
According to the results, there is a consensus among teacher educators which
visually impaired people can be scientifically literate provided that necessary
training is provided.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Seraceddin Levent Zorluoğlu
This is me
Maliye Bakanlığı, Gelir İdaresi Başkanlığı, Vergi Denetmeni
Türkiye
Mustafa Sözbilir
ARTVİN ÇORUH ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
Türkiye
Aydın Kızılaslan
ATATÜRK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, KAZIM KARABEKİR EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
Publication Date
September 1, 2016
Submission Date
January 3, 2017
Acceptance Date
April 15, 2016
Published in Issue
Year 2016 Volume: 45 Number: 2