ELEŞTİREL DÜŞÜNME VE BİYOLOJİ EĞİTİMİNDE YAZARAK ÖĞRENMENİN ELEŞTİREL DÜŞÜNME YETENEĞİ ÜZERİNE ETKİLERİ

Yıl 2008, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1, 1 - 10, 24.03.2012

Melike Erkan

Öz

Şimdiye kadar bu konuda yapılan çalışmalar üniversite ve yüksek
okul mezunlarının beklenen şekilde problem çözemediklerini ve eleştirel
düşünemediklerini göstermektedir, idrak ile ilgili yetenekler ve eleştirel
düşünme kabiliyeti öğrencilere somut olarak kişisel ve profesyonel yararlar
sağlamaktadır. Yazarak öğrenmenin eleştirel düşünmeyi geliştiren eğitici
bir yol olduğu uzun zamandır bilinmektedir. Bu konuyla ilgili çalışmaların
sonuçları, biyoloji eğitiminde yazarak öğrenen öğrencilerin eleştirel
düşünme yeteneklerinin cinsiyete, yaşa ve ırka bağlı olmaksızın geliştiğini
fakat yazmadan öğrenen öğrencilerin ise bu yeteneklerinin gelişmediğini
göstermektedir. Ayrıca analiz etme ve sonuç çıkarma yeteneklerinin de
yazarak öğrenen öğrencilerde dikkate değer şekilde arttığı
vurgulanmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, çalışmada biyoloji öğretiminde yazarak
öğrenmenin öğrenciye neler kazandırdığı ve bu konuda yetersiz kalınan
noktaların neler olabileceğinin saptanmasının nasıl bir açılım
sağlayabileceği tartışılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Eleştirel Düşünme, Yazma, Biyoloji Eğitimi.

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