This study has been carried out with the aim of researching dominant learning styles of the students studying at the biology departments of the faculty of science or the faculty of arts and sciences as well as the dominant learning styles of the prospective biology teachers studying at the faculty of education of universities in Turkey, by taking certain demographics (department, faculty, gender and grade) as basis. In this context, the sample of this study consists of the students studying at the biology teaching departments of faculties of education from 5 universities in Turkey and the students studying at the biology department of science faculties or sciences and arts faculties from 8 universities. In this study, 1255 students in total volunteered to answer Kolb's Learning Styles Inventory (KLSI-3), which has been used as an assessment tool. Evaluating the findings of the study in a general sense, it has been detected that the learning style of most students is absorbing and discriminating and that the percentage distribution of the students whose learning styles are reviewing or reflecting is much lower. It has been understood that the difference between the learning styles of the prospective biology teachers and the learning styles of the biology department students in Turkey is not statistically significant. There is not a significant relationship among the learning styles of the students studying at the biology department based on their class levels, however, such a significant relationship is observed among the prospective biology teachers based on their class levels. It is observed that the relationship among learning styles and other demographics is not significant.
Abstract-In this study, the effect of portfolio assessment application on student success in teaching animal tissue covered in General Biology 1 and General Biology Laboratory 1 courses in Science and Technology Education curriculum was investigated. For this purpose, portfolio assessment application was administered to the second grade students who were attending Education Faculty, Science and Technology Education Department. A multiple choice achievement test was applied as pre-test and post-test to control (n=28) and experimental group (n=29) students who were randomly chosen from A and B class. Additionally, a test anxiety scale was applied to the students to obtain their opinions about test anxiety. Research results revealed that portfolio assessment application has positive effects on improving the success level of teacher candidates and reducing their test anxiety level in both education process and assessment and evaluation processes. Study results also revealed that portfolio assessment may be effective in teaching subjects too.
With the influence of social, economic and political change, the education system has undergone many changes in various periods, which in turn has affected training of teachers. With the recent change in the implementation of the Pedagogical Formation Education Certificate Program in Turkey, a decision is being made whether the students or graduates who meet the requirements can receive pedagogical formation training, regardless of faculty positions. Considering that the training of qualified teachers is possible with the participation of those who want to perform this profession consciously, it is thought that the reason why the teacher candidates prefer the teaching profession is very important. This study, aiming to reveal the reasons for the education of pedagogical candidates trained in the pedagogical formation of this program, is a qualitative research conducted with 243 participants from eight different fields, employed and unemployed, students and non-students, who are studying at the faculty of education at a state university. The results of the analysis of the data obtained in written form asking the participants for their reasons to take pedagogical formation education and to elaborate their thoughts in detail are in general anxiety for job finding, career making and self-improvement, desire to perform teaching profession and necessity. Participants have indicated that their desire to perform teaching profession is based on their desire to perform a profession that they dream of, desire to gain an additional advantage, desire to meet the need for the required documentation, and thinking that professional conditions are suitable. In addition, it is noteworthy that the thoughts of the teacher candidates from different fields differed in this context.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects on the students' academic achievement and their attitudes of teaching with game based learning in "Reproduction, Growing and Development unit in Plants and Animals" in Elementary 6th grade Science education class. Semi-experimental model based on pre test and post test was used in the research. The studies were performed in a public school in Giresun in 2016-2017 academic year. Sample of the research was composed of total forty students of sixty grades, 20 experimental group students and 20 control group students. This experimental study was carried out for 12 hours. While in the experimental group, the activities prepared in the current programme and the educational games (taboo) prepared by the researcher in addition to these activities were used, in the control group only the activities prepared according to the achievements in the current programme were used. "Science Academic Achievement Test" and "Science Attitude Scale" were used as the data collection tool in the research. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS packet program. After data analysis, it was determined that a significant difference was found in academic achievements and attitudes towards science education course between experiment and control group were in favor of the experiment group. In other words, according to the results of the research, the students academic achievements of lesson that was taught by educational game increased and their attitudes towards the course changed positively. As a matter of fact, it is said that "game based learning" contributes positively to students'Corresponding author: Cahide Serdaroğlu, SummaryScience education is one of the most essential elements that societies which want to reach the age of science should give importance in terms of developments. At the same time, it forms the basis of the skills and attitudes necessary for individuals to understand the environment in which they live and to have the information to provide their needs. If science education, which constitutes the essence of these skills and attitudes, is given to children from the age of primary education, self-developed individuals in every respect can be trained. For this purpose, it is also
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