Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions on Basic Astronomy Concepts

Abstract

This study is aimed to determine the perceptions of pre-service teachers about the concepts such as universe, celestial body, black hole, the sun and the moon. The phenomenology pattern from qualitative research was adopted in the study. The study group consists of 10 pre-service teachers who are enrolled in the last year of Pre-school, Elementary School and Science Teaching Programs in the 2019-2020 Academic Year. As a data collection tool, a semi-structured interview form was used to collect data and content analysis was made. The findings indicated that the pre-service teachers mostly associated the concept of the universe with the concepts of space (void), stars, planets and galaxies. On the other hand, in the study, it was concluded that the awareness of the pre-service teachers' of the solar eclipse and celestial bodies was high, and their perceptions of the concept of the universe were limited. Pre-service teachers have incomplete or incorrect information about the movements of the Sun and the Moon and about the black hole. Some pre-service teachers confuse the concepts of entanglement and rotation related to the motion of the Moon. In order to prevent incomplete learning and mislearning in teacher candidates, suggestions were made such as the use of active teaching materials and methods such as models and simulations, as well as teaching the course as a separate course from the scope of science courses.

Keywords

• Astronomy
• Misconceptions
• Science Education
• Pre-service Teacher

Öğretmen Adaylarının Temel Astronomi Kavramlarıyla İlgili Algıları

Abstract

Bu çalışma, öğretmen adaylarının evren, gök cismi, kara delik, Güneş ve Ay kavramları ile ilgili algılarını belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada nitel araştırmalardan olgubilim deseni benimsenmiştir. Çalışma grubunu 2019-2020 Akademik Yılında okul öncesi, sınıf ve fen bilgisi öğretmenliği programlarının son sınıflarında okumakta olan 10 öğretmen adayı oluşturmaktadır. Yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile veriler toplanmış ve içerik analizi yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, öğretmen adaylarının evren kavramını en fazla uzay (boşluğu), yıldız, gezegen ve galaksi kavramları ile ilişkilendirdikleri görülmüştür. Diğer yandan, araştırmada, öğretmen adaylarının Güneş tutulması ve gök cisimleri ile ilgili bilgi düzeyi farkındalıklarının yüksek olduğu evren kavramına yönelik algılarının ise sınırlı olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Öğretmen adayları Güneş ve Ay'ın hareketleriyle ve kara deliğe yönelik eksik veya yanlış bilgilere sahiptir. Bazı öğretmen adayları Ay’ın hareketiyle ilgili dolanma ve dönme kavramlarını karıştırmaktadır. Öğretmen adaylarında eksik ve yanlış öğrenmelerin oluşmaması için model, simülasyon gibi aktif öğretim materyal ve yöntemlerinin kullanımı yanında dersin fen dersleri kapsamından ayrı bir ders olarak okutulması gibi önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Astronomi
• Kavram Yanılgıları
• Fen Eğitimi
• Öğretmen Adayı

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