This study aimed to investigate the effect of conceptual change texts (CCT) in REACT strategy on students" conceptions of solutions. Quasi-experimental method was used in the study. The study was carried out in the spring term of 2012-2013 academic year with 61 freshmen students (aged 18-20 years) studying in Elementary Education Department. To gather data, the Solutions Concept Test (SCT) was used as a pretest (PrT) and posttest (PoT) and the clinical interviews were used to increase the validity of the data obtained from SCT.In the experimental and control groups, REACT strategy was used as teaching strategy. In the experimental group, REACT strategy was enriched with CCTs. Three CCTs were used in the experiment group. According to the findings, there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups" PrT and PoT results. It revealed that REACT strategy was found successful at dealing with the alternative conceptions in solution chemistry. However, there was no significant difference was found between the groups" PoT results. On the other hand, qualitative analyses showed that, CCTs were found slightly effective in remediation of alternative conceptions in solution chemistry. This suggests that we may need to use more than one intervention model to effectively remedy the alternative conceptions in solution chemistry. This study may be helpful for diagnosing alternative conceptions and guide the researchers to remedy them. Hence, CCT can be designed for other chemistry topics and implemented in schools.
ÖZ Son zamanlarda teknolojide meydana gelen gelişimle birlikte eğitim sistemimizde birtakım köklü değişiklikler olmuştur. Bu değişimlerden biri, Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı ve Ulaştırma Bakanlığı işbirliği ile gerçekleştirilen, 2010-2011 eğitim öğretim yılında pilot uygulamasına başlanılan FATİH projesidir. Eğitim sisteminin kalitesinin arttırılması amacıyla geliştirilen bu tür uygulamaların başarıya ulaşabilmeleri adına öğretmenlerin projeye bakış açıları önemlidir. Bu noktadan hareketle bu çalışmanın amacı; öğretmenlerin FATİH projesi hakkında görüşlerini belirlemektir. Projede yaşanan sorunlar ve öğretmenlerin bu sorunlara yönelik çözüm önerileri de incelenmiştir. Bu çalışma nitel araştırma desenlerinden biri olan durum çalışması kapsamında yürütülmüştür. Gönüllülük esasına göre Trabzon ilindeki bir lise, özel durum olarak seçilmiş ve farklı branşlardan dört öğretmenle görüşme yapılmıştır. Görüşmelerden elde edilen veriler içerik analizi yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Yapılan çalışma sonucunda; öğretmenlerin FATİH projesine bakış açılarının olumlu olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Öğretmenlerin ders anlatımında kullanabilecekleri uygun materyalleri bulmakta sorun yaşadıkları, mevcut e-içeriğin yetersiz olduğu önemli bulgular arasındadır Anahtar Sözcükler FATİH projesi; Öğretmenler; Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı; Eğitimde yenilik. Teachers' opinions on increasing opportunities and improving technology movement (FATİH) ABSTRACT Along with the recent advancements of technology certain substantial changes have happened in our educational system. One of these changes is FATİH Project which is started in 2010-2011.The pilot scheme of the project has been performed with the cooperation of Ministry of National Education and Ministry of Transportation. The teachers' opinions are significantly important for the success of such applications aiming to increase the qulity level of education system. From this point of view, the purpose of this study is to determine teachers' opinions. Within this pursuit, problems in project and teachers' solutions for these problems have also been investigated. This study is carried out within the scope of case study which is one of qualitative research patterns. On the basis of willingness, one high school was chosen in Trabzon city and four teachers were interviewed. The data acquired from the interviews were analyzed with content analysis method. As a result of the research work; it is observed that teachers' point of view is positive towards FATİH project. That teachers come across problems with finding suitable instructional materials and that available e-content is insufficient are among important findings.
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Learners face a variety of concepts during the instructional process they experience. These concepts are mostly introduced by teachers; thus, the competences of teachers in terms of teaching concepts are vitally important. The aim of this study is to detect the understanding levels of teacher candidates about basic astronomy concepts. The method of the study was a survey method. The sample of the study was composed of 293 teacher candidates from early childhood teacher education, primary school teacher education, elementary science education and physics education departments. The data were collected by the achievement test, which included three questions intended to help describe, draw and explain the movement. The data were analysed by using the two different understanding levels in the literature. The data obtained showed that the teacher candidates could not submit proper explanations for the concepts: the Earth, the Sun, the Moon, planets, stars and satellites. This situation can be interpreted as an indicator that teacher candidates did not have enough information about the basic astronomy concepts. When the departments were compared with respect to the understanding levels, it can be said that teacher candidates from elementary science teacher education and physics teacher education departments were at a better level of understanding than their counterparts in early childhood teacher education and elementary teacher education departments. We must ensure that candidates are aware of their deficiencies and for these deficiencies to be eliminated we present various opportunities about astronomy activities like finding the Sun and a star using Stellarium program for the candidates to help develop themselves.
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