Research Article

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS REGARDING ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA

Volume: 5 Number: 2 March 1, 2010
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS REGARDING ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA

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This study has aimed to determine conceptions of 6th grade students on some basic astronomical phenomena. 374 primary school students were chosen as sampling. An "Astronomical Conception Test" prepared with the benefit of related literature and consists of nine open-ended questions was used to reveal the ideas of the students on the topic. The methodology used in analysing the data was a categorisation of the responses that are construed as having similar intended meanings. After analysing the data it has been revealed that 6th grade students have different kinds of conceptions on basic astronomical concepts. For the most frequent conceptions revealed by this research it has been suggested that conceptual change activities should be introduced to the instructions at the level of primary education.

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Turkish

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Research Article

Authors

Hüseyin Küçüközer This is me

Asuman Küçüközer This is me

Mehmet Emin Korkusuz This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2010

Submission Date

August 9, 2014

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Year 2010 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
Küçüközer, H., Küçüközer, A., Yurumezoglu, K., & Korkusuz, M. E. (2010). ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS REGARDING ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA. Education Sciences, 5(2), 521-537. https://izlik.org/JA64RC27UE
AMA
1.Küçüközer H, Küçüközer A, Yurumezoglu K, Korkusuz ME. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS REGARDING ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA. Education Sciences. 2010;5(2):521-537. https://izlik.org/JA64RC27UE
Chicago
Küçüközer, Hüseyin, Asuman Küçüközer, Kemal Yurumezoglu, and Mehmet Emin Korkusuz. 2010. “ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS REGARDING ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA”. Education Sciences 5 (2): 521-37. https://izlik.org/JA64RC27UE.
EndNote
Küçüközer H, Küçüközer A, Yurumezoglu K, Korkusuz ME (March 1, 2010) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS REGARDING ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA. Education Sciences 5 2 521–537.
IEEE
[1]H. Küçüközer, A. Küçüközer, K. Yurumezoglu, and M. E. Korkusuz, “ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS REGARDING ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA”, Education Sciences, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 521–537, Mar. 2010, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA64RC27UE
ISNAD
Küçüközer, Hüseyin - Küçüközer, Asuman - Yurumezoglu, Kemal - Korkusuz, Mehmet Emin. “ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS REGARDING ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA”. Education Sciences 5/2 (March 1, 2010): 521-537. https://izlik.org/JA64RC27UE.
JAMA
1.Küçüközer H, Küçüközer A, Yurumezoglu K, Korkusuz ME. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS REGARDING ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA. Education Sciences. 2010;5:521–537.
MLA
Küçüközer, Hüseyin, et al. “ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS REGARDING ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA”. Education Sciences, vol. 5, no. 2, Mar. 2010, pp. 521-37, https://izlik.org/JA64RC27UE.
Vancouver
1.Hüseyin Küçüközer, Asuman Küçüközer, Kemal Yurumezoglu, Mehmet Emin Korkusuz. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS REGARDING ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA. Education Sciences [Internet]. 2010 Mar. 1;5(2):521-37. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA64RC27UE