Sosyobilimsel Konulara Dayalı Fen, Teknoloji ve Toplum Eğitiminin Öğretmen Adaylarının Fen Okuryazarlık Seviyelerine Etkisinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

In the present study, the effect of Science, Technology and Society (STS) education conducted on socioscientific issues in "Science, Technology and Society" lesson on 83 pre-service science teachers' science literacy levels and attitudes towards socioscientific issues was examined. The design of the research is a singlegroup pre-test-post-test design, which is one of the quantitative research methods, which is a weak experimental design. Problem situations and possible solution suggestions for fourteen different socioscientific issues were designed and this implication that lasted 15 weeks were concluded. "Science Literacy Test" and "Attitude Scale towards Socioscientific Issues" was used as a data collection tool in the study. The data in the research were collected in the spring semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. The dependent sample t-test was used and it was observed that the relationship between the two variables was high level linear and positive in the analysis of the research. As a result of the research, it has been observed that all the implications carried out have caused positive changes in the science literacy and attitudes of the pre-service teachers towards socioscientific issues.