Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 2536-4758 Hacettepe University 10.16986/hunefd.1752258 Development of Science, Technology and Engineering Education and Programs Bilim, Teknoloji ve Mühendislik Eğitimi ve Programlarının Geliştirilmesi Fen Müfredatlarında Sürdürülebilirlik ve Problem Çözme Becerileri Türkiye ve Singapur'un QDA Miner Karşılaştırması Sustainability and Problem-Solving Skills in Science Curricula A QDA Miner Comparison of Türkiye and Singapore https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0356-1632 Güngör Aylin AKSARAY UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4210-7733 Özcan Hasan AKSARAY UNIVERSITY 04 30 2026 41 2 301 316 07 27 2025 11 15 2025 Copyright © 1986, 1986

Bu araştırma, küresel eğitim yaklaşımlarının odağında yer alan sürdürülebilirlik yetkinlikleri ile üst düzey bilişsel becerilerin fen eğitimi programlarındaki yerini incelemek amacıyla Türkiye Yüzyılı Maarif Modeli ile Singapur ortaöğretim fen bilimleri öğretim programlarını karşılaştırmalı olarak analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman analizi desenine dayalı olarak yürütülen çalışmada, her iki ülkenin güncel öğretim programları tematik olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Tematik kodlama ve içerik analizleri, QDA Miner nitel veri analiz yazılımı aracılığıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Analizler, her iki programda da sürdürülebilirlik ve üst düzey bilişsel becerilere açık biçimde yer verildiğini ortaya koymakta; Singapur’un uygulama temelli ve sorgulayıcı yaklaşımlara daha fazla vurgu yaptığı görülmektedir. Türkiye öğretim programı ise stratejik düzeyde tanımlanmış bir vizyona sahip olmasına rağmen, uygulama boyutunda gelişime açık alanlar barındırmaktadır. Elde edilen bulgular, her iki programın güçlü yönlerini ve geliştirilmesi gereken yönlerini karşılaştırmalı biçimde ortaya koymakta; müfredat geliştirme, öğretmen eğitimi ve ölçme-değerlendirme sistemleri açısından çeşitli öneriler sunmaktadır. Çalışma, sürdürülebilirlik odaklı fen eğitiminin pedagojik temellerine ışık tutarak, eğitim sistemlerinin 21. yüzyıl becerilerine uyumunu değerlendirme açısından anlamlı katkılar sağlayabilmektedir.

This study aims to conduct a comparative analysis between the Century of Türkiye Education Model Science Curriculum (2024, Grades 3–8) and Singapore’s Science Syllabus (2023 implementation, Primary 3–6 and Lower Secondary 1–2) to examine the role of sustainability competencies and higher-order cognitive skills, which are at the forefront of global educational approaches. In this study, a qualitative document analysis was conducted to thematically evaluate the current curricula of both countries. Thematic coding and content analysis were performed using the QDA Miner qualitative data analysis software. The analysis revealed that sustainability and higher-order cognitive skills are explicitly included in both curricula but with distinct pedagogical priorities. Singapore’s curriculum exhibited a significantly greater emphasis on practice-based and inquiry-based higher-order skills, such asDecision Making(56.0% vs. Türkiye’s 44.0%) andProblem Solving(54.8% vs. Türkiye’s 45.2%). Conversely, the Turkish curriculum placed a stronger emphasis on the theoretical dimensions of sustainability, specificallyFuture-Oriented Thinking(59.1% vs. Singapore’s 40.9%) andSystems Thinking(53.7% vs. Singapore’s 46.3%). Although the Turkish curriculum has a vision defined at the strategic level, the findings suggest that its implementation could benefit from integrating more explicit, step-by-step guidance and case studies to match its strong theoretical foundation. Overall, the findings reveal the strengths and areas for improvement of both programmes, offering valuable insights for curriculum development, teacher education, and assessment systems. By shedding light on the pedagogical foundations of sustainability-oriented science education, the study contributes significantly to understanding how educational systems are adapting to the demands of 21st-century skills.

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