Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Epistemolojik İnançlarına Göre Bilimin Doğasına Yönelik Görüşlerinin İncelenmesi

Year 2021, Volume: 11 Issue: 2 Pt 2, 438 - 444, 31.08.2021

Sinem Dinçol Özgür Senar Temel

https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.20.656321

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Bu çalışmada üniversite öğrencilerinin bilimsel epistemolojik inançları ile bilimin doğasına yönelik görüşlerinin incelenmesi hedeflenmiştir. Ayrıca öğrencilerin sahip oldukları olası bilimsel epistemolojik inançlarına göre bilimin doğasına yönelik görüşlerinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmaya bir devlet üniversitesinde öğrenim gören 161 üniversite öğrencisi gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak; Bilimsel Epistemolojik İnançlar Ölçeği ve Bilimin Doğası Görüş Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizi sonucunda; öğrencilerin %88.2'sinin geleneksel bilim anlayışına, %11.8'inin ise geleneksel olmayan bilim anlayışına sahip oldukları, bilimin doğasına yönelik görüşleri çağdaş, geçişken ve naif olma durumuna göre incelendiğinde ise %49.7'sinin çağdaş, %50.3'ünün ise geçişken görüşe sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca öğrencilerin bilimin doğasına yönelik görüşleri boyut ve toplam puanlarının geleneksel ve geleneksel olmayan bilim anlayışına sahip olmalarına göre anlamlı farklılık gösterdiği bulunmuştur. Bu bulgu bilimin doğasına yönelik görüşler ile bilimsel epistemolojik inançlar arasında anlamlı bir ilişkinin olduğu şeklinde yorumlanabilir.

Keywords

Bilimin doğası, epistemolojik inançlar, görüş, üniversite öğrencileri

An Examination of University Students' Views of the Nature of Science Based on Their Epistemological Beliefs

Abstract

This study aims to examine the scientific epistemological beliefs of university students and to analyze their views on the nature of science on the basis of these beliefs. A total of 161 university students from a public university participated voluntarily in the study. The Scientific Epistemological Beliefs Survey and The Nature of Science View Scale (NOSVS) were used as the data collection tools. The data analysis revealed that 88.2% of the students hold a traditional conception of science and 11.8% of them have a non-traditional conception of science. Also, the analysis of their nature of science views showed that 49.7% of them have a contemporary, while 50.3% have a transitional view of the nature of science. In addition, it was found that factor and total scores of students' nature of science views have a statically significant difference, depending on their traditional and non-traditional conception of science. This finding can be interpreted as a significant relationship between scientific epistemological beliefs and views about the nature of science.

Keywords

Epistemological beliefs, nature of science, university students, view

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