The contribution of the “scientific literacy workshop" on high school students' research attitudes

Year 2025, Volume: 13 Issue: 1, 1 - 17, 30.03.2025

Oguzhan Tekın

https://doi.org/10.17478/jegys.1558532

Abstract

This study aims to examine the contribution of the Scientific Literacy Workshop on high school students' research attitudes. To that end, Scientific Literacy Workshop Project was planned and implemented over 10 weeks. This study was designed within the framework of the project. The mixed research method was employed, and the exploratory sequential design was utilized. The study group consisted of 42 high school students studying in a province center in the Central Black Sea Region of Turkiye in the 2021-2022 academic year. The data were collected through a semi-structured Interview Form and Scale of attitude towards Scientific Research. In the analysis of the quantitative data, pared samples t-test and ANOVA were used, and content analysis was used in the analysis of the qualitative data. Results revealed that the Scientific Literacy Workshop positively contributed to participant students’ research attitudes. Students emphasized that scientific research was not as complicated as they thought, and it could be carried out by anyone who has enough interest and knowledge. Based on the results, we recommended that projects which would encourage students to research like the Scientific Literacy Workshop should be conducted at all grade levels.

Keywords

research attitude, Learning of scientific method, High school students

Ethical Statement

In this study, all rules stated to be followed within the scope of the “Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive” were followed. None of the actions stated under the title “Actions Contrary to Scientific Research and Publication Ethics”, which is the second part of the directive, were realized. Ethical issues were taken into consideration in this study. Permission for the study was obtained with the decision of the Social and Human Sciences Research Ethics Committee of the Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, dated 01.10.2021, 20 meeting number and Decision no. 01-17. The researcher directly reached the study group, gave information about the purpose of the study, and applied the instruments. In addition, during the research, it was paid attention that there was no physical or psychological harm to the participants. They also were assured that the research data would be kept in confidence.

Supporting Institution

The author received no financial support for the research, author-ship, and/or publication of this article.

Thanks

I would like to thank Tokat Governor Dr. Ozan Balcı and the Tokat Directorate of National Education for their support of the Scientific Literacy Workshop.

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