This study examines science teachers' thinking on the nature and purpose of practical work in the context of the National Curriculum for Science in England. There is a particular focus on investigations (enquiry in the science classroom), which have been a statutory component of the curriculum since 1989. Data were collected through individual interviews with science teachers about their classroom practice. The findings suggest that little attention is being given to procedural understanding in terms of ideas relating to the quality of data. It is argued that this is a key limiting factor in the development of pupils' ability to engage in genuine investigative work.
ÖzBu çalışmanın amacı fen bilgisi öğretmen adaylarının fen-teknoloji-toplum-çevre bağlantısı bağlamında sosyo-bilimsel sorunlar hakkındaki görüşlerini ortaya koymaktır. Bu amaçla tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Yüz otuz beş fen bilgisi öğretmen adayı uygunluk örneklemine göre seçilmiş ve 4 tanesi açık uçlu 3 tane de derecelendirilmiş ölçekli soru sorularak elde edilen veriler freakans analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak öğretmen adaylarının Sosyobilimsel konular hakkında yeterli bilgi düzeyinde olmadıklarını ortaya konmuştur, lakin bu konuların nasıl öğretilebileceği konusunda ise tam tersine olması gereken niteliklere yani yöntem ve/ya tekniklerin kullanımına sahiptirler. Ayrıca sosyo-bilimsel konularla ilgili bilgi ve görüşlerinde en etkili olan kaynak üniversitedeki derslerden fizik, kimya, biyoloji dersleri olurken, medyadan sosyal medya ve görsel medya, sosyal hayat açısından ise arkadaşlar ve aile bilgi kaynağı olarak ön plana çıkmaktadır. Sosyo-bilimsel sorunlar örneğin genetik kopyalamalar, nükleer silahlanma, obezit7e vb. bireyler daha ilgisiz kalmaktadır.Anahtar kelimeler: Sosyo-bilimsel konular, fen bilgisi öğretmen adayları, bilimsel okuryazarlık.
Some of the main goals of science education are to increase students" knowledge about the technology and engineering design process, and to train students as scientifically and technologically literate individuals. The main purpose of this study is to find out primary students" views about science, technology and engineering. For this aim and in order to increase students" knowledge and understanding of science, technology and engineering, a module named "Engineering and Technology Lessons for Children" developed by the Museum of Science was applied to 88 students who were in 4, 5 and 6th grades. The science topic was "balance and forces", and the engineering field was "civil engineering". The module took five days and consisted of interactive teaching techniques such as experiments, science trips, observations, creative drama and designing. Out of these 88, 23 students took part in interviews to find out their views about science, technology, and engineering in detail. The students were attending a comprehensive primary school in an urban district of Izmir, which is the third biggest city in Turkey. Specifically, this school was chosen since it was a sister school to the university which means the university and the school had an agreement on benefiting from each other"s competences and facilities. Since the school was a sister school it was a convenience sample and this was the main reason for choosing these students. This study is a case study survey type of research and is also a simple descriptive design. As an instrument, a semi-structured interview was used. According to the results of the analysis of the data, after implementing the module, students" awareness in terms of science, technology and engineering increased.
ÖzBu çalışmada öğrencilerin teknoloji ve tasarım konusundaki bilgilerini artırmak ve fen ve teknoloji okuryazarı olmalarına katkıda bulunmak amacıyla hazırlanan bir eğitim modülü 4., 5. ve 6. sınıf öğrencilerinin oluşturduğu 88 kişilik bir gruba uygulanmıştır. Boston Üniversitesi Bilim Müzesi tarafından (Museum of Science) geliştirilen "Çocuklar İçin Mühendislik ve Teknoloji Dersleri" (Engineering and Technology Lessons for Children) isimli eğitim modülü, "kuvvet" konusu ele alınarak uygulanmıştır. Mühendislik Tutum Ölçeği, Teknoloji Nedir? ve Mühendislik Nedir? Ölçekleri veri toplama aracı olarak uygulama öncesi ve sonrasında uygulanmıştır. Verilerin analizi sonucunda; eğitim öncesinden sonrasına tutum puanlarının ortalamaları arasında anlamlı farkın olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Gruplara bakıldığında, 4. sınıf öğrencilerinin bilim ve mühendislikle ilgili tutumlarında artış gözlenmemekle birlikte 5. ve 6. sınıflarda artış olduğu görülmüştür. Teknoloji Nedir? ölçeği analiz edildiğinde 4, 5 ve 6.sınıf öğrencilerinin teknoloji ile ilgili bilgi düzeylerinde anlamlı yönde bir artış olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Mühendislik Nedir? Ölçeği veri analizi sonucunda her sınıf için puan ortalamaları artmış ve 5. ve 6. sınıflarda bu artış anlamlı düzeyde olmuştur. Çalışma sonucunda, ilkokul programlarına mühendislikle ilgili uygulamaların entegre edilmesi konusunda önerilerde bulunulmuştur. AbstractIn this study, a training group of 88 students was created with 4 th , 5 th and 6 th grade students to which a module was presented to increase the students' knowledge on technology and design and to contribute to science and technology literacy. The module named "Engineering and Technology Lessons for Children", developed by the Boston University Science Museum (Museum of Science), has been implemented with the theme of "force". Engineering Attitude Instrument, What is Technology?, and What is Engineering? were administered as data collection tools before and after the module. The findings suggested that the module contributed significantly to students' attitudes towards science and engineering. Although no difference was found in 4th grades students' attitudes, 5 th and 6 th grades performed significantly better after the implementation of the module. According to the findings from the data collected by "What is Technology" instrument, all grades showed a significant increase in their technological knowledge. The analysis of the data from "What is Engineering?" instrument showed that the average score for each class increased, and this increase was significant at the 5 th and 6 th grades. As a conclusion, suggestions were made to integrate engineering related practices into primary school curriculum.
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