Research Article

Socioscientific Issues-Based Popular Science Readings with Prospective Classroom Teachers

Volume: 6 Number: 1 June 28, 2021
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Socioscientific Issues-Based Popular Science Readings with Prospective Classroom Teachers

Abstract

The present study aims to determine the effect of socioscientific issues-based popular science readings on prospective classroom teachers’ critical thinking skills and reading habits. This quantitative research employed the one-group pretest-posttest research design, which is recognized as a weak experimental design. The research was conducted with 15 volunteering prospective classroom teachers. The "Critical Thinking Skills Questionnaire" and "Attitude Scale towards Reading Habits" were applied as a pre-test and post-test to measure variations in participants’ critical thinking skills and reading habits. During the 10-week experimental process, articles about socioscientific issues from a Turkish popular science magazine (TUBITAK Bilim ve Teknik) were read with prospective classroom teachers. As a result, it was found that socioscientific issues-based popular science readings led to a statistically significant (p<0.05) increase in participants’ mean scores from both post-test scales compared to their mean scores from pre-test scales. Also, the effect size (ή2) of the difference between pre-test and post-test mean scores was found to be a large effect size. Socioscientific issues-based activities take the learning process to another dimension and can serve as a tool for students to gain a perspective towards the world and science and to question and interpret real-life situations. It is thought that such processes, which can be designed using various activities, can contribute to the professional experience of prospective teachers. Using such activities in primary schools can make the teaching process more fun and increase students’ interest and engagement in classes.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 28, 2021

Submission Date

March 13, 2021

Acceptance Date

April 29, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 6 Number: 1

APA
Karakaş, H. (2021). Socioscientific Issues-Based Popular Science Readings with Prospective Classroom Teachers. Online Science Education Journal, 6(1), 1-16. https://izlik.org/JA38RL82GG
AMA
1.Karakaş H. Socioscientific Issues-Based Popular Science Readings with Prospective Classroom Teachers. OSEJ. 2021;6(1):1-16. https://izlik.org/JA38RL82GG
Chicago
Karakaş, Hamdi. 2021. “Socioscientific Issues-Based Popular Science Readings With Prospective Classroom Teachers”. Online Science Education Journal 6 (1): 1-16. https://izlik.org/JA38RL82GG.
EndNote
Karakaş H (June 1, 2021) Socioscientific Issues-Based Popular Science Readings with Prospective Classroom Teachers. Online Science Education Journal 6 1 1–16.
IEEE
[1]H. Karakaş, “Socioscientific Issues-Based Popular Science Readings with Prospective Classroom Teachers”, OSEJ, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1–16, June 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA38RL82GG
ISNAD
Karakaş, Hamdi. “Socioscientific Issues-Based Popular Science Readings With Prospective Classroom Teachers”. Online Science Education Journal 6/1 (June 1, 2021): 1-16. https://izlik.org/JA38RL82GG.
JAMA
1.Karakaş H. Socioscientific Issues-Based Popular Science Readings with Prospective Classroom Teachers. OSEJ. 2021;6:1–16.
MLA
Karakaş, Hamdi. “Socioscientific Issues-Based Popular Science Readings With Prospective Classroom Teachers”. Online Science Education Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, June 2021, pp. 1-16, https://izlik.org/JA38RL82GG.
Vancouver
1.Hamdi Karakaş. Socioscientific Issues-Based Popular Science Readings with Prospective Classroom Teachers. OSEJ [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 1;6(1):1-16. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA38RL82GG
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