Bu araştırmanın amacı Eğitim Fakültesinde öğrenim görmekte olan farklı programlardaki öğretmen adaylarının "biyolojik çeşitlilik" kavramı ile ilgili alternatif anlayışlarını çeşitli değişkenler bakımından ortaya koymaktır. Araştırmada durum tespitine yönelik, nicel araştırma paradigmasına dayanan betimsel (tarama) yöntem kullanılmıştır. Öğretmen adaylarının biyolojik çeşitlilik kavramı hakkındaki bilişsel anlayışlarının belirlenmesi amacı ile Selvi ( 2007) tarafından geliştirilen ölçme aracı uyarlanmıştır. Ölçme aracı, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi'nin Sınıf Öğretmenliği, Matematik Öğretmenliği, Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretmenliği ve Fen Bilgisi Öğretmenliği programlarına devam eden toplam 585 öğretmen adayına uygulanmıştır. Verilerin analizi için t-testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi ve varyans analizinde farkın yönünü belirlemek için ise, post-hoc testlerinden Sheffe testi kullanılmıştır. Analizler sonucunda öğretmen adaylarının bu çalışmada ele alınan biyolojik çeşitlilik kavramı ile ilgili bazı yanlış öğrenmelerinin olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen verilere göre aile ve sosyal çevre biyoçeşitlilik konusunda bilişsel puanların en düşük olduğu bilgi kaynaklarıdır. Sonuç olarak bu araştırma, farklı programlardaki geleceğin öğretmenleri olarak düşünülen öğretmen adaylarının biyolojik çeşitlilik kavramı üzerinde yeterli düzeyde bilişsel anlayışlara sahip olmadığını ortaya koymuştur.
The main aim of this study is to highlight the importance of computer assisted instruction in environmental education. Recently, the importance of environmental education in many countries has begun to increase in parallel with environmental problems. This has led to increased interest in environmental education. The fact that computers were the most important invention of the 20 th century is reflected in the fact that computer assisted instruction has been put into practice in all fields of education sciences. The research was done in the Department of Primary Teacher Training, Education Faculty, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University in the 2012-2013 academic year. According to the results of the analyses, the attitudes of prospective teachers' towards computer assisted instruction in environmental education are positive. However, the female prospective teachers attached more importance to computer assisted environmental education than the males.
This study aims to find out the effects on pre-service teachers of a constructivist teaching approach aided by use of a Porphyrios-tree. Use of a Porphyrios-tree is thought to be the basis of and most principled conceptual teaching tool to aid meaningful comprehension about concepts of interspecies relationships. The study has a quasi-experimental design and uses a single-group pre-test and post-test model. The study group consists of 3rd Grade Social Studies pre-service teachers who are studying in the Faculty of Education at a university in Turkey. The study has a two-tier application, the first of which is dedicated to conducting interviews with each participant for nearly 20 minutes in a suitable environment. Stage two is designed to conclude whether or not the responses from the individual or group interviews about the Porphyrios-tree drawings do help to resolve any misconceptions. A structured grid was used for data collection in these interviews. Data analysis was performed by analyzing the quantitative values obtained from the structured grid with SPSS 22.0. It was found out that pre-service teachers developed the most alternative conceptions in their learning about mutualism and commensalism. Also, after the application of Porphyrios-tree, the students' alternative conceptions about of "positive interaction (mutualism, commensalism)" was eliminated. More strikingly, the pre-service teachers' post-test scores are higher in all statements of the grid. Consequently, it is recommended to carry out further research with different variables to enlighten about whether the Porphyrios-tree is an effective teaching tool in other subjects.
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