Çevre Sorunlarını Öğretmede Fablların Potansiyelini Keşfetmek: Beşinci Sınıf Öğrencileri ile Bir Durum Çalışması

Abstract

Bu çalışmada çevre eğitiminde çevre konularının öğretilmesinde alternatif bir etkinlik olarak fablların kullanılmasının potansiyel faydaları araştırılmıştır. Araştırma durum çalışması olarak tasarlandı. Bu araştırma Türkiye'de Sakarya ilinin bir köyündeki bir devlet okulunun 15 5. sınıf öğrencisi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen masal temelli altı etkinlik kullanılmıştır. Süreç içerisinde aşamalar halinde tam metinli fabl, eksik metinli fabl ve serbest fabl yazma etkinlikleri olmak üzere üç farklı uygulama yapılmıştır. Öğrenciler tam metinlerinde sunulan masalları inceleyerek önce çevre sorunlarına odaklandılar, ardından yarım kalan masalları tamamladılar. Son etkinlik olarak çevre konularını içeren kendi masallarını yazdılar. Veri toplama aracı olarak masal etkinliklerinden elde edilen belgeler ve yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonunda öğrencilerin çevre sorunlarına ilişkin farkındalıklarının arttığı ve sorunlara çözüm önerilerinde bulundukları belirlendi. Öğrencilerin görüşlerine ve araştırmacı öğretmenin gözlemlerine dayalı olarak yapılan araştırmada, çevre eğitiminde masal kullanımının öğrencilerde çevre bilincinin oluşmasına olumlu katkı sağladığı sonucuna varılmıştır. Bu doğrultuda yazarlar, öğrencilerin bilişsel gelişim özelliklerini dikkate alarak masal temelli etkinlikleri çevre eğitiminde bir öğretim tekniği olarak değerlendirmektedir.

Keywords

• Çevre eğitimi
• çevre sorunları
• durum çalışması
• fabl
• fen eğitimi

Exploring the Potential of Fables for Teaching Environmental Issues: A Case Study with Fifth-Grade Students

Abstract

This study investigated the potential benefits of using fables as an alternative activity in teaching environmental issues in environmental education. The research was designed as a case study. This research was conducted with 15 5th-grade students in a public school in a village of Sakarya province in Türkiye. Six fable-based activities developed by the researchers were used in the study. In the process, three different applications were made in stages: full-text fables, incomplete-text fables, and free-fable writing activities. Students first focused on environmental issues by examining fables presented in their complete texts, then completed unfinished fables. As a final activity, they wrote their own fable incorporating environmental issues. Documents obtained from the fable activities and a structured interview form were used as data collection tools. At the end of the research, it was determined that the students' awareness of environmental problems increased, and they suggested solutions to the problems. Based on the students' opinions and the researcher teacher's observations, the study concluded that the use of fables in environmental education positively contributes to instilling environmental awareness in students. In this direction, the authors evaluate fable-based activities as a teaching technique in environmental education by considering students' cognitive developmental characteristics.

Keywords

• Case study
• Environmental education
• Environmental issues
• Fable
• Science teaching

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