Promoting Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes toward Socioscientific Issues

Sundus Yerdelen; Mustafa Cansiz; Nurcan CANSİZ; Hakan AKCAY

Makale detayları

Promoting Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes toward Socioscientific Issues

Yazarlar:

Sundus Yerdelen | Mustafa Cansiz | Nurcan CANSİZ | Hakan AKCAY

Yayıncı:

Seyit Ahmet KIRAY

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

Journal of Education in Science Environment and Health 2018 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.1-11

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000503165

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2149-214X

Özet:

 

In this study, we aimed to improve preservice
teachers’ attitudes toward socioscientific issues through socioscientific issue
course. Moreover, we investigated whether this course influences preservice
teachers studying in a science education and non-science education in a similar
way. For this purpose, a semester-long socioscientific issues course was
designed and implemented. Data were collected from a science education group
(preservice science teachers) and a non-science education group (preservice
social-science teachers). In order to evaluate participants’ attitudes towards
socioscientific issues, Attitudes towards Socioscientific Issues Scale was
utilized before and after the course. This scale evaluates attitudes under
three themes: liking of socioscientific issues, interest and usefulness of
socioscientific issues, and anxiety towards socioscientific issues.  The result revealed that socioscientific
issues course provided similar gains for both preservice science teachers and
preservice social-science teachers on interest and usefulness of
socioscientific issues, liking of socioscientific issues, and anxiety towards socioscientific
issues. That is both groups derived a similar benefit from the socioscientific
issues course. Specifically, socioscientific issues course contributed to
preservice teachers’ interest and usefulness of socioscientific issues, and
liking of socioscientific issues positively. On the other hand, their anxiety
scores did not change significantly after the course.  These findings imply that, regardless of
majors, socioscientific issues course has potential to favor preservice
teachers’ attitudes toward socioscientific issues.

Makale detayları

Promoting Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes toward Socioscientific Issues

Yazarlar: Sundus Yerdelen | Mustafa Cansiz | Nurcan CANSİZ | Hakan AKCAY

Yayıncı: Seyit Ahmet KIRAY

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi: Journal of Education in Science Environment and Health 2018 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.1-11

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2018

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000503165

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 2149-214X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Sundus Yerdelen | Mustafa Cansiz | Nurcan CANSİZ | Hakan AKCAY

Yayıncı:

Seyit Ahmet KIRAY

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

Journal of Education in Science Environment and Health 2018 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.1-11

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000503165

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2149-214X