İlkokul Öğrencilerinin Kuvvet Kavramına İlişkin Algılarının Çizimleri Yardımı ile Belirlenmesi

Abstract

Newton's Laws which have explained the relationship between force and motion are milestones in the development of physics. In order to understand physics, learning force concepts and their relationship related to motion are necessary. For this reason, Science Teaching Curriculums have included subjects related to force and movement since primary education. When the literature is examined, it is seen that students tend to explain physical events with their daily experiences, and it is understood that student's perceptions about force look those of ancient philosophers' perceptions. This research, it is aimed to detect pupils' perceptions about force. For this purpose, phenomenology, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the research. 113 primary school 4th-grade students studying in the fall semester of the 2019-2020 academic year (December / 2019) participated in the study. The data were collected with the help of students' drawings and explanations about the concept of force. Student's drawings were analyzed by content analysis. Themes, categories, and codes about the force were detected with this analysis. According to research results, students' perceptions about force are comprehensive. But there are some points that need to strengthen. Activities that teachers can apply in the classroom and distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic were expressed regarding these weak points.