Evaluation on Preservice Science Teachers’ Experimental Design Related to Scientific Process Skills
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine the preservice science teachers’ (PSTs) level of designing experiments related to scientific process skills and their views on these experiments. For this purpose, 50 preservice science teachers (35 female, 15 male) enrolled in a state university particapated in this study. A case study approach was used in this research. The data were collected through two measures. The first one was a quantitative evaluation form which was generated to measure PSTs’ experimental design levels. To determine the prospective science teachers’ views on experimental design, a form composed of 7 open-ended questions was generated. The results of the study revealed that the most problematic part in designing experiments for the PSTs was drawing tables and charts. Also, it was found that PSTs think that designing experiments based on science process skills is useful; and they learned how to design these experiments better during the Lab class and they will use these activities in their own classes in the future.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Elif Benzer
MARMARA UNIV
Türkiye
Gülfem Muşlu Kaygısız
HASAN KALYONCU ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Fatma Melike Uçar
HASAN KALYONCU ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Publication Date
December 15, 2017
Submission Date
January 18, 2017
Acceptance Date
September 18, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 7 Number: 3
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