İlkokul 3. Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Mikroskop Üzerine Düşüncelerinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Microscopic livings are among the 4 th Grade topics at the Ministry of National Education (MEB) 3-8 grade science curriculum in 2013. This study, firstly, aims to find out the 3 rd Grade students' awareness about the topic and the microscope's functions. Secondly, it aims to follow up the students' gain from the study. With these aims, total number of 31 students in one class from one central primary school in Canakkale were conveniently sampled.. At the beginning of the study, students were asked about the microscope and they were asked to draw it. After the introduction of the microscope, a 20-minute application based on live cell display was performed. The questions were repeated after the application and students were asked to draw a microscope.Fifteen students were selected according to their drawings and the answers and the questions were repeated with semi-structured interview in a follow up study after three months. Generally speaking, students' awareness about the microscope and microorganisms were found high. The follow up study showed that the students'gain continues. This phenomenological study is important to draw teachers' and academicians' attention to the out-of-school factors (family, media, etc.) on students' learning before the science program.