Investigation of Scientific Epistemological Predictors of Science Achievement of Middle School Students

Nuriye Aşut; Hatice Esma Özbay; Gamze Akkaya; Pelin Ertekin

doi:10.17679/iuefd.17286966

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Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Fen Bilimlerine İlişkin Başarılarının Olası Bilimsel Epistemolojik Yordayıcılarının İncelenmesi

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Bu çalışmada amaç ortaokul öğrencilerinin fen bilimlerine ilişkin başarılarının olası bilimsel epistemolojik yordayıcılarını araştırmaktır. Bu amaçla çalışmada ilişkisel araştırma yöntemi tercih edilmiştir. Araştırmaya ortaokul 5., 6. ve 8. sınıf düzeyinde olan 100 öğrenci dahil edilmiştir. Araştırmanın verileri Fen Bilimleri Başarı Testi ve Bilimsel Epistemolojik İnanç Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Veri analizinde doğrusal regresyon analizi tekniği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre öğrencilerin genel olarak başarı düzeylerinin düşük olduğu, bilimsel epistemolojik inançlarının ise gelişmiş düzeyde olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu tezat duruma paralel olan bir diğer önemli sonuç ise öğrencilerin bilimsel epistemolojik inançlarının fen bilimleri başarısını istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir şekilde yordamadığıdır. Sonuç olarak fen bilimleri başarısı ve bilimsel epistemolojik inançların ilişkili olmadığı gözlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Bilimsel Epistemolojik İnançlar,Akademik Başarı,Ortaokul Öğrencileri

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Nuriye Aşut

Hatice Esma Özbay This is me

Gamze Akkaya This is me

Pelin Ertekin

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May 24, 2016

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January 22, 2016

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Aşut, N., Özbay, H. E., Akkaya, G., & Ertekin, P. (2016). Investigation of Scientific Epistemological Predictors of Science Achievement of Middle School Students. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education, 17(2). https://doi.org/10.17679/iuefd.17286966

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1.Aşut N, Özbay HE, Akkaya G, Ertekin P. Investigation of Scientific Epistemological Predictors of Science Achievement of Middle School Students. INUJFE. 2016;17(2). doi:10.17679/iuefd.17286966

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Aşut, Nuriye, Hatice Esma Özbay, Gamze Akkaya, and Pelin Ertekin. 2016. “Investigation of Scientific Epistemological Predictors of Science Achievement of Middle School Students”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 17 (2). https://doi.org/10.17679/iuefd.17286966.

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Aşut N, Özbay HE, Akkaya G, Ertekin P (May 1, 2016) Investigation of Scientific Epistemological Predictors of Science Achievement of Middle School Students. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 17 2

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[1]N. Aşut, H. E. Özbay, G. Akkaya, and P. Ertekin, “Investigation of Scientific Epistemological Predictors of Science Achievement of Middle School Students”, INUJFE, vol. 17, no. 2, May 2016, doi: 10.17679/iuefd.17286966.

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Aşut, Nuriye - Özbay, Hatice Esma - Akkaya, Gamze - Ertekin, Pelin. “Investigation of Scientific Epistemological Predictors of Science Achievement of Middle School Students”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 17/2 (May 1, 2016). https://doi.org/10.17679/iuefd.17286966.

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1.Aşut N, Özbay HE, Akkaya G, Ertekin P. Investigation of Scientific Epistemological Predictors of Science Achievement of Middle School Students. INUJFE. 2016;17. doi:10.17679/iuefd.17286966.

MLA

Aşut, Nuriye, et al. “Investigation of Scientific Epistemological Predictors of Science Achievement of Middle School Students”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education, vol. 17, no. 2, May 2016, doi:10.17679/iuefd.17286966.

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1.Nuriye Aşut, Hatice Esma Özbay, Gamze Akkaya, Pelin Ertekin. Investigation of Scientific Epistemological Predictors of Science Achievement of Middle School Students. INUJFE. 2016 May 1;17(2). doi:10.17679/iuefd.17286966

Investigation of Scientific Epistemological Predictors of Science Achievement of Middle School Students

Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Fen Bilimlerine İlişkin Başarılarının Olası Bilimsel Epistemolojik Yordayıcılarının İncelenmesi

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