Research Article

Examination of Prospective Teachers' Creative Comparisons for the Concept of "Science Education" in Terms of Various Variables

Volume: 5 Number: 2 December 31, 2022
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Examination of Prospective Teachers' Creative Comparisons for the Concept of "Science Education" in Terms of Various Variables

Abstract

Determination of prospective teachers' metaphoric perceptions of science education will contribute to the more effective and efficient organization of science education and the organize and structure of its teaching. In this aspect, this research aimed at determining prospective teachers' metaphoric perceptions toward science education in terms of various variables. This research was conducted on 301 prospective teachers. In this research, a phenomenological study, which is one of the qualitative research designs, was adopted. A creative comparison form was used as a data collection tool. The content analysis method, which is one of the qualitative data analysis methods, was used to analyze the collected data. As a result of this study, the creative comparisons of prospective teachers for science education were gathered under 5 categories: emotion, color, game, transportation vehicle, and technological tool. Prospective teachers produced several metaphors according to these categories. And some suggestions were made based on the results.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2022

Submission Date

November 22, 2022

Acceptance Date

December 27, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
Yılmaz, Z. A., & Yaşar, M. D. (2022). Examination of Prospective Teachers’ Creative Comparisons for the Concept of "Science Education" in Terms of Various Variables. International Journal of Scholars in Education, 5(2), 101-116. https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1208416
AMA
1.Yılmaz ZA, Yaşar MD. Examination of Prospective Teachers’ Creative Comparisons for the Concept of "Science Education" in Terms of Various Variables. IJSE. 2022;5(2):101-116. doi:10.52134/ueader.1208416
Chicago
Yılmaz, Zeynel Abidin, and Mehmet Diyaddin Yaşar. 2022. “Examination of Prospective Teachers’ Creative Comparisons for the Concept of ‘Science Education’ in Terms of Various Variables”. International Journal of Scholars in Education 5 (2): 101-16. https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1208416.
EndNote
Yılmaz ZA, Yaşar MD (December 1, 2022) Examination of Prospective Teachers’ Creative Comparisons for the Concept of "Science Education" in Terms of Various Variables. International Journal of Scholars in Education 5 2 101–116.
IEEE
[1]Z. A. Yılmaz and M. D. Yaşar, “Examination of Prospective Teachers’ Creative Comparisons for the Concept of ‘Science Education’ in Terms of Various Variables”, IJSE, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 101–116, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.52134/ueader.1208416.
ISNAD
Yılmaz, Zeynel Abidin - Yaşar, Mehmet Diyaddin. “Examination of Prospective Teachers’ Creative Comparisons for the Concept of ‘Science Education’ in Terms of Various Variables”. International Journal of Scholars in Education 5/2 (December 1, 2022): 101-116. https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1208416.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz ZA, Yaşar MD. Examination of Prospective Teachers’ Creative Comparisons for the Concept of "Science Education" in Terms of Various Variables. IJSE. 2022;5:101–116.
MLA
Yılmaz, Zeynel Abidin, and Mehmet Diyaddin Yaşar. “Examination of Prospective Teachers’ Creative Comparisons for the Concept of ‘Science Education’ in Terms of Various Variables”. International Journal of Scholars in Education, vol. 5, no. 2, Dec. 2022, pp. 101-16, doi:10.52134/ueader.1208416.
Vancouver
1.Zeynel Abidin Yılmaz, Mehmet Diyaddin Yaşar. Examination of Prospective Teachers’ Creative Comparisons for the Concept of "Science Education" in Terms of Various Variables. IJSE. 2022 Dec. 1;5(2):101-16. doi:10.52134/ueader.1208416