The Effects of Inquiry-Based Laboratory Applications to Preservice Science Teachers’ Laboratory Environment Perceptions, Attitudes and Scientific Process Skills

Volume: 33 Number: 33 October 10, 2013
  • Mehmet Duru
  • Sibel Demir
  • Fatma Önen
  • Elif Benzer
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The Effects of Inquiry-Based Laboratory Applications to Preservice Science Teachers’ Laboratory Environment Perceptions, Attitudes and Scientific Process Skills

Abstract

Constructing and meaning of knowledge occurs through individual's own experiences. Laboratory studies, especially inquiry-based laboratory practices are very important in this respect. In this study, the effect of an unguided-inquiry based science and technology laboratory practice course tried to determined prospective science teachers perception of science laboratory environment, attitudes towards laboratories and skills in using scientific processes in the Science and Technology Laboratory Practices course. The present study made use of a quantitative research methodology with one group pretest-posttest design. Fifty-one prospective science teachers who were in 3. class were participated in this study. Science Laboratory Environment Inventory and Laboratory Attitude Inventory were given to the students as pre-post test. In order to determine the effective and correct usage of experimental phases of the science process skills by the students, they were asked to design experiments and content analysis was used to analyze experimental designs according to categories that are about the usage of those skills. According to the research results, the total scores from science laboratory environment inventory were compared, there were no significant differences through unguided-inquiry based laboratory practices but some significant differences were determined on the basis of some sub-dimensions of perception of science laboratory environment. Students’ attitudes towards laboratories were not changed significantly through the method in this application. Skills in using scientific processes were changed positively by the unguided-inquiry based laboratory.

Key words: Science Laboratory, inquiry-based learning

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Mehmet Duru This is me

Sibel Demir This is me

Fatma Önen This is me

Elif Benzer This is me

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October 10, 2013

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Year 2011 Volume: 33 Number: 33

APA
Duru, M., Demir, S., Önen, F., & Benzer, E. (2013). SORGULAMAYA DAYALI LABORATUVAR UYGULAMALARININ ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ LABORATUVAR ALGISINA TUTUMUNA VE BİLİMSEL SÜREÇ BECERİLERİNE ETKİSİ. Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 33(33), 25-44. https://izlik.org/JA78RW85ZB
AMA
1.Duru M, Demir S, Önen F, Benzer E. SORGULAMAYA DAYALI LABORATUVAR UYGULAMALARININ ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ LABORATUVAR ALGISINA TUTUMUNA VE BİLİMSEL SÜREÇ BECERİLERİNE ETKİSİ. Marmara Education Journal. 2013;33(33):25-44. https://izlik.org/JA78RW85ZB
Chicago
Duru, Mehmet, Sibel Demir, Fatma Önen, and Elif Benzer. 2013. “SORGULAMAYA DAYALI LABORATUVAR UYGULAMALARININ ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ LABORATUVAR ALGISINA TUTUMUNA VE BİLİMSEL SÜREÇ BECERİLERİNE ETKİSİ”. Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 33 (33): 25-44. https://izlik.org/JA78RW85ZB.
EndNote
Duru M, Demir S, Önen F, Benzer E (December 1, 2013) SORGULAMAYA DAYALI LABORATUVAR UYGULAMALARININ ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ LABORATUVAR ALGISINA TUTUMUNA VE BİLİMSEL SÜREÇ BECERİLERİNE ETKİSİ. Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 33 33 25–44.
IEEE
[1]M. Duru, S. Demir, F. Önen, and E. Benzer, “SORGULAMAYA DAYALI LABORATUVAR UYGULAMALARININ ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ LABORATUVAR ALGISINA TUTUMUNA VE BİLİMSEL SÜREÇ BECERİLERİNE ETKİSİ”, Marmara Education Journal, vol. 33, no. 33, pp. 25–44, Dec. 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA78RW85ZB
ISNAD
Duru, Mehmet - Demir, Sibel - Önen, Fatma - Benzer, Elif. “SORGULAMAYA DAYALI LABORATUVAR UYGULAMALARININ ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ LABORATUVAR ALGISINA TUTUMUNA VE BİLİMSEL SÜREÇ BECERİLERİNE ETKİSİ”. Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 33/33 (December 1, 2013): 25-44. https://izlik.org/JA78RW85ZB.
JAMA
1.Duru M, Demir S, Önen F, Benzer E. SORGULAMAYA DAYALI LABORATUVAR UYGULAMALARININ ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ LABORATUVAR ALGISINA TUTUMUNA VE BİLİMSEL SÜREÇ BECERİLERİNE ETKİSİ. Marmara Education Journal. 2013;33:25–44.
MLA
Duru, Mehmet, et al. “SORGULAMAYA DAYALI LABORATUVAR UYGULAMALARININ ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ LABORATUVAR ALGISINA TUTUMUNA VE BİLİMSEL SÜREÇ BECERİLERİNE ETKİSİ”. Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 33, no. 33, Dec. 2013, pp. 25-44, https://izlik.org/JA78RW85ZB.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Duru, Sibel Demir, Fatma Önen, Elif Benzer. SORGULAMAYA DAYALI LABORATUVAR UYGULAMALARININ ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ LABORATUVAR ALGISINA TUTUMUNA VE BİLİMSEL SÜREÇ BECERİLERİNE ETKİSİ. Marmara Education Journal [Internet]. 2013 Dec. 1;33(33):25-44. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA78RW85ZB