Education Faculty Students Ideas about Fundamental Characteristic of Atoms and Molecules

Year 2005, Volume: 25 Issue: 3, - , 01.09.2005

Adnan Küçükönder Ömer Söğüt Erdoğan Büyükkasap

Abstract

An understanding of the concepts of atoms and molecules is fundamental to chemistry and some subjects in physics and biology. Students (year, that is last year) of chemistry, physics, biology and science education faculties in Turkey were interviewed to determine their ideas about fundamental characteristics of atoms and molecules. These are reported in this paper.

Keywords

Atom, molecule, misconceptions, interview method

Eğitim Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Atom ve Moleküllerin Temel Özellikleri Hakkındaki Düşünceleri

Abstract

Atom ve molekül kavramları kimya öğrenimi açısından temel kavramlar olup fizik ve biyolojinin bir çok alanı açısından da önemlidir. Bu çalışmada Türkiye\'deki Eğitim Fakültelerinde okuyan Kimya, Biyoloji ve Fen Bilgisi Eğitimi son sınıfında okuyan öğrencilerin mülakat yöntemiyle atom ve molekül hakkındaki kavramları ve yanlış kavramları belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

Atom, molekül, yanlış kavramlar, mülakat yöntemi

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