Examination of the Reasoning Skills of 60-72 Months-Old Preschool Students on Socio-Scientific Issues According to Epistemic Profiles: Isparta Example

Şirin Yılmaz; Muhammed Safa Yıldırım

Makale detayları

Examination of the Reasoning Skills of 60-72 Months-Old Preschool Students on Socio-Scientific Issues According to Epistemic Profiles: Isparta Example

Yazarlar:

Şirin Yılmaz | Muhammed Safa Yıldırım

Yayıncı:

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar

Dergi:

Eğitimde Kuram ve Uygulama Vol.19 Issue 2, pp.204-226

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301051

pISSN:

1304-9496

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Özet:

 The purpose of this study is to examine preschool students reasoning about socioscientific issues SSI according to their epistemic profiles. A qualitative case study was used in the study. The participant group of the study consisted of 22 children aged 60-72 months studying in a public kindergarten in the central district of Isparta province in the 2021-2022 academic year. Three scenarios about SBK developed by the researchers and two different question sets related to each scenario were used as data collection tools. Before starting the main study, researcher1 spent time with the participant group as a participant-observer within the scope of naturalistic inquiry approach and the main research process was started after she was seen as a natural member of the group. During the implementation process, researcher1 met with each student in a quiet environment with one-to-one interviews and read the scenarios and aimed to reveal the students reasoning about the scenarios. The same process was followed for each scenario. The data collection process lasted four weeks. The interviews were recorded and converted into written format. The data obtained in the study were analyzed based on content analysis and Schommer and Kuhns epistemological belief models. According to the findings, it was concluded that the participant group could not make sufficient reasoning and had naive epistemic profiles even if they had ideas about current issues within the scope of SBK. However, as the practices progressed and the scenarios changed, positive changes were observed in students reasoning. The findings were discussed with reference to the literature and recommendations were presented.

 The purpose of this study is to examine preschool students reasoning about socioscientific issues SSI according to their epistemic profiles. A qualitative case study was used in the study. The participant group of the study consisted of 22 children aged 60-72 months studying in a public kindergarten in the central district of Isparta province in the 2021-2022 academic year. Three scenarios about SBK developed by the researchers and two different question sets related to each scenario were used as data collection tools. Before starting the main study, researcher1 spent time with the participant group as a participant-observer within the scope of naturalistic inquiry approach and the main research process was started after she was seen as a natural member of the group. During the implementation process, researcher1 met with each student in a quiet environment with one-to-one interviews and read the scenarios and aimed to reveal the students reasoning about the scenarios. The same process was followed for each scenario. The data collection process lasted four weeks. The interviews were recorded and converted into written format. The data obtained in the study were analyzed based on content analysis and Schommer and Kuhns epistemological belief models. According to the findings, it was concluded that the participant group could not make sufficient reasoning and had naive epistemic profiles even if they had ideas about current issues within the scope of SBK. However, as the practices progressed and the scenarios changed, positive changes were observed in students reasoning. The findings were discussed with reference to the literature and recommendations were presented.

 The purpose of this study is to examine preschool students reasoning about socioscientific issues SSI according to their epistemic profiles. A qualitative case study was used in the study. The participant group of the study consisted of 22 children aged 60-72 months studying in a public kindergarten in the central district of Isparta province in the 2021-2022 academic year. Three scenarios about SBK developed by the researchers and two different question sets related to each scenario were used as data collection tools. Before starting the main study, researcher1 spent time with the participant group as a participant-observer within the scope of naturalistic inquiry approach and the main research process was started after she was seen as a natural member of the group. During the implementation process, researcher1 met with each student in a quiet environment with one-to-one interviews and read the scenarios and aimed to reveal the students reasoning about the scenarios. The same process was followed for each scenario. The data collection process lasted four weeks. The interviews were recorded and converted into written format. The data obtained in the study were analyzed based on content analysis and Schommer and Kuhns epistemological belief models. According to the findings, it was concluded that the participant group could not make sufficient reasoning and had naive epistemic profiles even if they had ideas about current issues within the scope of SBK. However, as the practices progressed and the scenarios changed, positive changes were observed in students reasoning. The findings were discussed with reference to the literature and recommendations were presented.

 Bu çalışmanın amacı, okul öncesi öğrencilerinin sosyobilimsel konulara SBK yönelik muhakemelerini epistemik profillere göre incelemektir. Çalışmada nitel durum çalışması kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın katılımcı grubunu 2021-2022 akademik yılında Isparta ili merkez ilçesinde bir devlet anaokulunda öğrenim gören 60-72 aylık 22 çocuk oluşturmuştur. Çalışmada veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen SBK ile ilgili üç senaryo ve her senaryoya ilişkin iki farklı soru seti kullanılmıştır. Araştırmacı1 ana uygulamaya başlamadan önce natüralistik sorgulayıcı yaklaşım kapsamında katılımcı grupla katılımcı-gözlemci olarak zaman geçirmiş ve grubun doğal bir üyesi olarak görülmesinden sonra ana araştırma sürecine geçilmiştir. Uygulama sürecinde araştırmacı1 biri birebir görüşmeler ile sessiz bir ortamda her öğrenci ile bir araya gelerek senaryoları okumuş ve öğrencilerin senaryolar hakkındaki muhakemelerini ortaya koymayı hedeflemiştir. Her senaryo için aynı süreç izlenmiştir. Veri toplama süreci dört hafta sürmüştür. Görüşmeler kayıt altına alınarak yazılı formata dönüştürülmüştür. Çalışmada elde edilen veriler içerik analizi ve Schommer ve Kuhnun epistemolojik inanç modelleri esas alınarak analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgulara göre, katılımcı grubun SBK kapsamındaki güncel konular hakkında fikirleri olsa bile yeterli muhakeme yapamadıkları ve naif epistemik profillere sahip oldukları sonucuna varılmıştır. Ancak uygulamalar ilerledikçe ve senaryolar değiştikçe öğrencilerin muhakemelerinde olumlu değişimler gözlenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular literatürden yararlanılarak tartışılmış ve elde edilen bulgulara yönelik öneriler sunulmuştur.

Makale detayları

Examination of the Reasoning Skills of 60-72 Months-Old Preschool Students on Socio-Scientific Issues According to Epistemic Profiles: Isparta Example

Yazarlar:

Şirin Yılmaz | Muhammed Safa Yıldırım

Yayıncı:

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar

Dergi:

Eğitimde Kuram ve Uygulama Vol.19 Issue 2, pp.204-226

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301051

pISSN:

1304-9496

Preschool education

socioscientific issues

reasoning

epistemological belief

science educationOkulöncesi eğitimi

sosyobilimsel konular

muhakeme

epistemolojik inanç

fen eğitimi

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Şirin Yılmaz | Muhammed Safa Yıldırım

Yayıncı: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Ana Başlıklar: Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar

Dergi: Eğitimde Kuram ve Uygulama Vol.19 Issue 2, pp.204-226

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001301051

pISSN: 1304-9496

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Şirin Yılmaz | Muhammed Safa Yıldırım

Yayıncı:

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar

Dergi:

Eğitimde Kuram ve Uygulama Vol.19 Issue 2, pp.204-226

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301051

pISSN:

1304-9496