TY - JOUR T1 - CHALLENGES OF ACQUIRING SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE FOR STUDENTS OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION AND TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT AU - Pyllı, Evjonda AU - Brame, Pranvera PY - 2019 DA - August DO - 10.26809/joa.4.028 JF - Journal of Awareness JO - JoA PB - Holistence Publications WT - DergiPark SN - 2149-6544 SP - 367 EP - 376 VL - 4 IS - 3 LA - en AB - It is already known that one of the greatestchallenges of education nowadays is: motivating students in languageacquisition. The school, besides being one of the main agents of socialization,is at the same time the main institution which has the responsibility and theattribute to provide students with scientific knowledge according to their ageand characteristics.Thus, in order to guarantee this attribute,specialists of education, educators, researchers in the field of educationpsychology, methodology, etc. constantly recommend the application of criticalthinking techniques by the teachers.The aim of this paper is to highlight the importanceof acquiring scientific knowledge at an early age and defining effectivestrategies in order to achieve this goal.This paper also aims to review some important issuessuch as: motivating students through teaching strategies in classroom environmentsand the responsibilities of the teacher who will serve as a catalyst to carryout the above processes.Through this study we will answer these questions: Howcan students be motivated in classroom environments when scientific knowledgecan be provided in different ways and in relatively short time? What are themost effective strategies for their motivation? Why is it so important toacquire scientific knowledge for this age? What are the specificresponsibilities of the teacher during this process? KW - motivation KW - pre-university education KW - classroom KW - environment KW - teaching strategies CR - ALBERTS, KENNEDY; DANINE, EZELL et.al, 2004, Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science. CR - GALTON, MAURICE; HARGREAVES, LINDA; COMBER, CHRIS; WALL, DEBBIE; PELL ANTHONY 1999, Inside the primary classroom 20 year on, Routledge, New York, ISBN: 0-415-17019-2. CR - HARLEN, WYNNE AND QUALTER ANNE, 2004, The teaching of science in Primary Education, Fourth Edition, David Fullton Publisher. CR - MACK, NATASHA; WOODSONG; MACQQUEEN M. KATHLEEN; GUEST, GREG; NAMEY EMILY, 2005, Family Health International, USAID, ISBN: 0-939704-98-6. CR - OSBORN, MARILYN; MCNESS, ELISABETH; BROADFOOT PATRICIA; POLLARD ANDREW; TRIGGS, PAT, 2000, What Teachers do changing policy and practice in Primary Education, Continum, ISBN: 0-8264-5073-3. CR - PEACOCK, ALAN, 1991, Science in Primary Schools, The multicultural Dimension, Mac Millan Education, Taylor and Francis, ISBN: 0-333-49478-4. UR - https://doi.org/10.26809/joa.4.028 L1 - http://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/796802 ER -