Öğrencilerin Biyoteknoloji İle İlgili Bilgi ve Tutumların Farklı Değişkenlere Göre İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada üniversitede biyoloji eğitimi almakta olan öğrencilerin biyoteknoloji ile ilgili bilgi ve tutumlarının öğretim öncesi ve sonrasındaki durumları incelenmiştir. Araştırmaya bir devlet üniversitesinin Eğitim ve Fen-Edebiyat Fakültelerinde biyoloji programına kayıtlı toplam 60 öğrenci dahil edilmiştir. Öğrencilere biyoteknoloji ile ilgili bilgi ve tutum testi öğretim öncesi ve sonrasında uygulanmıştır. Ayrıca ön testte öğrencilerin lise yıllarındaki biyoloji ile ilgili deneyimlerinin araştırıldığı bir anket de kullanılmıştır. Bilgi testi hem nitel hem de nicel olarak analiz edilmiştir. Öğrencilerin biyoteknoloji ile ilgili tutumları spss paket programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Aynı program kullanılarak öğrencilerin biyoloji ile ilgili lise deneyimleri ve tutumları karşılaştırılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre biyoteknoloji dersi ile öğrencilerin biyoteknolojiye ilişkin bilgi düzeylerinde önemli oranda artış olduğu, ancak tutumlarında anlamlı bir değişiklik olmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Çalışmanın son aşmasında elde edilen bulgular göre biyoteknoloji ile ilgili tutumların uygun şekilde gelişimi için bazı öneriler sunulmuştur

Keywords

• Biyoteknoloji, Tutum, Biyoloji, Biyoloji Eğitimi, Lise Biyoloji Deneyimi

Investigation of the Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Biotechnology According To Different Variables

Abstract

In this study, students’ knowledge and attitudes about biotechnology in undergraduate were investigated before and after the instruction. A total of 60 students registered in the biology program in a state university’s Faculties of Education and Science-Literature participated in the research. Biotechnology knowledge and attitude test was administered to the students as pre and post-test. In addition, a survey investigating the experiences associated with biology in the years of high school students was also used only in the pre-test. Data in the knowledge test about biotechnology were analyzed both qualitative and quantitative. Students’ attitudes about biotechnology were analyzed using the SPSS software. Students’ high school experiences related to biotechnology and their attitudes were compared using the software. According to the results obtained from the research, it was determined that students’ knowledge about biotechnology by the biotechnology course was a significant increase, but there was no significant change in their attitudes. Finally, some suggestions relating to better development of attitudes about biotechnology were presented with the support of the findings obtained from this study

Keywords

• Biotechnology, Attitude, Biology, Biology Education, High School Biology Experience

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