In this study, which aims to reveal the perceptions of eighth grade students about renewable energy sources by science cartoons, phenomenology is used. Participants are 20 students totally, who are studying in a secondary school in Kayseri in the second semester of the academic year of 2014-2015, determined by criterion sampling, and 12 female and 8 male at the eighth grade level. Process of the study lasted 4 weeks. Science cartoons drawn by the students and semi-structured interviews were used as data collection tools in the study. The data were analyzed by content analysis. As a result of the research it was seen that the participants could not define the energy and make sufficient explanations about the energy conversion and some students had incorrect information. In addition, the research data also show that the examples given by the participants on renewable energy sources and non-renewable energy sources are correct and inadequate. This situation can be achieved with trainings which will increase the level of awareness of the students about energy problems, renewable energy sources, non-renewable energy sources and energy saving. Also, it seems essential to make the concepts concrete and associate them with daily life and to realize permanent learning. ÖZ:Sekizinci sınıf öğrencilerinin yenilenebilir enerji kaynaklarına ilişkin algılarını bilim karikatürleri aracılığıyla ortaya koymayı amaçlayan bu çalışmada nitel araştırma yönteminden olgu bilim (fenomenoloji) deseni kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın katılımcıları 2014-2015 eğitim-öğretim yılı ikinci yarıyılında Kayseri'de bir ortaokulda öğrenim görmekte olan, ölçüt örnekleme ile belirlenen ve sekizinci sınıf düzeyinde 12'si kız 8'i erkek toplam 20 öğrencidir. Çalışma 4 hafta sürmüştür. Çalışmada veri toplama aracı olarak öğrenciler tarafından çizilen bilim karikatürleri ve araştırmacının öğrencilerle gerçekleştirdiği yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmelerden yararlanılmış, dokümanlardan elde edilen veriler içerik analizi ile çözümlenirken yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmelerin analizi betimsel analiz ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda katılımcıların enerjiyi tanımlayamadıkları, enerji dönüşümüne ilişkin yeterli açıklamalar yapamadıkları ve bazı öğrencilerin doğru olmayan bilgilere sahip oldukları görülmüştür. Ayrıca araştırma verileri, katılımcılar tarafından yenilenebilir enerji kaynakları ve yenilenemez enerji kaynaklarına ilişkin verilen örneklerin doğru olmakla beraber yetersiz olduğunu da göstermektedir. Bu durumun öğrencilerin enerji sorunları, yenilenebilir enerji kaynakları, yenilenemez enerji kaynakları ve enerji tasarrufu konularında farkındalık düzeylerini artıracak, kavramları somutlaştırıp günlük hayatla ilişkilendirerek kalıcı öğrenmeler gerçekleştirecek bir eğitimle giderilebileceği düşünülmektedir.Anahtar kelimeler: bilim karikatürleri, fenomenoloji, yenilenebilir enerji kaynakları, öğrenci algıları.
The purpose of this study is to determine scientific research skills levels of candidate teachers. The study was conducted on 121 grade I, II, III and IV students who were enrolled in the Science and Technology Education Degree program of the School of Education of Erciyes University during the academic year of 2009-2010. Study data were collected using a personal data collection form and an open-ended Scientific Process Skills questionnaire. Cronbach-Alpha reliability coefficient of the scale was calculated as 0.95. Data collected was analyzed using statistical techniques that are compatible with SPSS 18.0 software. The results of the analysis indicated that the success percentage of the students in terms of the study design, data recording, graphics drawing and variable determination skill levels was 30.00%. In this study it was concluded that the success percentage of the candidate teachers was maximum for determination of variables and hypothesis development (65.55%) and minimum for graphics drawing skill (9.54%). Additionally, it was also found that the scientific process skills of the students did not vary significantly in terms of gender and possession of a computer, but that their scientific process skills varied significantly in terms of the variable of their class level.
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