Preschool Teachers’ Views on The Nature of Science and Nature of Scientific Inquiry
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Sevde Mıcık
Doç. Dr. Eda ERDAŞ KARTAL Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Atila ÇAĞLAR Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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| Dergi Adı | Giresun Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 3023-8781 | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | Google Scholar | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 06-2024 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 1 / 1 / 1–17 | DOI | – |
| Makale Linki | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3886505 | ||
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| This research’s aim is to examine the preschool teachers’ views about the nature of science (NOS) and the nature of scientific inquiry (NOSI). The research’s study group consists of 20 preschool teachers from different cities in Turkey. Volunteering was based on the participation of teachers in the study. Main data were collected with Opinions Questionnaire on the Nature of Science-Form C, and Scientific Inquiry Opinion Form. Parallel to the questionnaires used in the research, semi-structured interviews were conducted with the participants. Data collected through questionnaires and interviews were analyzed descriptive analysis method. Data were analyzed holistically. It has also been concluded that preschool teachers' views on the NOS are generally naive or mixed. It has been concluded that the themes with which the teachers had the naivest views were "empirical basis", "scientific laws and theories" and "observation, inference, and theoretical entities in science". It has been seen that teachers' views on the NOSI are generally informed level, but teachers cannot express their views in their own words and explain with examples. It was found that the themes with the most informed opinions were "multiple scientific methods" and "data and evidence" themes. When the findings were examined in general, it can be said that the preschool teachers’ views on the NOS and NOSI were not at the desired level. |
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