Developing Teacher Candidates Skills of Identifying and Controlling Variables

Year 2005, Volume: 25 Issue: 1, 21 - 39, 01.03.2005

Salih Ateş

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the pre-knowledge levels of Primary Education Department students on the concepts used for the skills of identifying and controlling variables and to compare the effectiveness of the two teaching methods employed in developing these skills. This study is applied to 96 third year students (girls:51, boys:44). The students are divided into two groups as Practice-1 (P-1), and Practice-2 (P-2). After the groups are formed, in order to determine the students\' pre knowledge on the subject of identifying and controlling variables, students in both groups are given a pre-test, which is called ‘The Skill Test to Identify and Control the Variables\' (TICVS). While the students in the first group complete the activities designed according to the inquiry teaching methods, the second group students complete the activities designed according to the experimentation techniques. After the students have finished Değişkenleri Belirleme ve Kontrol Etme, Araştırma yoluyla Öğretim Metodu, Gösteri Deneyleri TekniğiIdentification and Control of the Variables, Inquiry Method, Demonstrative Experimentation Technique. Tam Metin

Keywords

Identification and Control of the Variables, Inquiry Method, Demonstrative Experimentation Technique.

Öğretmen Adaylarının Değişkenleri Belirleme ve Kontrol Etme Yeteneklerinin Geliştirilmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, sınıf öğretmenliği ana bilim dalı öğrencilerinin değişkenleri belirleme ve kontrol etme becerileri konusunda kullanılan kavramlar hakkındaki ön bilgi düzeylerinin incelenmesi ve değişkenleri belirleme ve kontrol becerilerini geliştirmek için seçilen iki öğretim yönteminin etkilerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmanın örneklemini sınıf öğretmenliği ana bilim dalı üçüncü sınıfta okuyan 96 öğrenci (kız=51, erkek=44) oluşturmaktadır. Öğrenciler Uygulama–1 (U-1) ve Uygulama-2 (U-2) olarak iki gruba ayrılmıştır. Her iki gruptaki öğrencilerin değişkenleri belirleme ve kontrol etme konusundaki ön bilgilerini ölçmek için Değişkenleri Belirleme-Kontrol Etme Yetenek Testi (DBKEYT) ön test olarak uygulanmıştır. Daha sonra değişkenleri belirleme ve kontrol etme becerilerini geliştirmek için U-1 gruThe purpose of this study is to investigate the pre-knowledge levels of Primary Education Department students on the concepts used for the skills of identifying and controlling variables and to compare the effectiveness of the two teaching methods employed in developing these skills. This study is applied to 96 third year students (girls:51, boys:44). The students are divided into two groups as Practice-1 (P-1), and Practice-2 (P-2). After the groups are formed, in order to determine the students\' pre knowledge on the subject of identifying and controlling variables, students in both groups are given a pre-test, which is called ‘The Skill Test to Identify and Control the Variables\' (TICVS). While the students in the first group complete the activities designed according to the inquiry teaching methods, the second group students complete the activities designed according to the experimentation techniques. After the students have finished Değişkenleri Belirleme ve Kontrol Etme, Araştırma yoluyla Öğretim Metodu, Gösteri Deneyleri TekniğiIdentification and Control of the Variables, Inquiry Method, Demonstrative Experimentation Technique. Tam Metin

Keywords

Değişkenleri Belirleme ve Kontrol Etme, Araştırma yoluyla Öğretim Metodu, Gösteri Deneyleri Tekniği

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