Research Article

An Aspect of Science and Non-science Specialist Teachers’ Perceptions of Chemistry Diagrams

Volume: 7 Number: 2 August 25, 2017
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An Aspect of Science and Non-science Specialist Teachers’ Perceptions of Chemistry Diagrams

Abstract

In the present study, what attracts the attention of science and non-science specialist teachers think in chemistry diagrams are explored.  The data were gathered from 50 (25 female, 25 male) teachers of primary and secondary schools in Turkey. Twenty-seven (27) 27 of the participants are science specialists and 23 are non-science specialists. The data were collected in 2012.  A qualitative approach was adopted. The data were collected in three steps. Firstly, chemistry diagrams from internet were collected and some chemistry diagrams (12) were chosen by the researchers. In second step, selected diagrams were shown to the teachers. In this step, the participants were asked to think aloud about what they noticed when they looked at these diagrams. In the third step, semi-structured interviews were carried out in order to examine further the thoughts of the teachers on these diagrams. In our study, we found there were no significant differences in responses between the science and non-science specialist teachers. We conclude that it may be helpful to train teachers in the processes of constructing and reading diagrams.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ünsal Umdu Topsakal
YILDIZ TEKNIK UNIV
Türkiye

John Oversby
Reading University
United Kingdom

Publication Date

August 25, 2017

Submission Date

January 19, 2017

Acceptance Date

June 19, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Umdu Topsakal, Ü., & Oversby, J. (2017). An Aspect of Science and Non-science Specialist Teachers’ Perceptions of Chemistry Diagrams. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 7(2), 363-372. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.286523
AMA
1.Umdu Topsakal Ü, Oversby J. An Aspect of Science and Non-science Specialist Teachers’ Perceptions of Chemistry Diagrams. SUJE. 2017;7(2):363-372. doi:10.19126/suje.286523
Chicago
Umdu Topsakal, Ünsal, and John Oversby. 2017. “An Aspect of Science and Non-Science Specialist Teachers’ Perceptions of Chemistry Diagrams”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 7 (2): 363-72. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.286523.
EndNote
Umdu Topsakal Ü, Oversby J (August 1, 2017) An Aspect of Science and Non-science Specialist Teachers’ Perceptions of Chemistry Diagrams. Sakarya University Journal of Education 7 2 363–372.
IEEE
[1]Ü. Umdu Topsakal and J. Oversby, “An Aspect of Science and Non-science Specialist Teachers’ Perceptions of Chemistry Diagrams”, SUJE, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 363–372, Aug. 2017, doi: 10.19126/suje.286523.
ISNAD
Umdu Topsakal, Ünsal - Oversby, John. “An Aspect of Science and Non-Science Specialist Teachers’ Perceptions of Chemistry Diagrams”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 7/2 (August 1, 2017): 363-372. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.286523.
JAMA
1.Umdu Topsakal Ü, Oversby J. An Aspect of Science and Non-science Specialist Teachers’ Perceptions of Chemistry Diagrams. SUJE. 2017;7:363–372.
MLA
Umdu Topsakal, Ünsal, and John Oversby. “An Aspect of Science and Non-Science Specialist Teachers’ Perceptions of Chemistry Diagrams”. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol. 7, no. 2, Aug. 2017, pp. 363-72, doi:10.19126/suje.286523.
Vancouver
1.Ünsal Umdu Topsakal, John Oversby. An Aspect of Science and Non-science Specialist Teachers’ Perceptions of Chemistry Diagrams. SUJE. 2017 Aug. 1;7(2):363-72. doi:10.19126/suje.286523