Developing scientific literacy for prospective social studies teachers: an action research
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2017
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İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi
Erişim Hakkı
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Özet
The purpose of this study is to design Science Technology Social Change (STSC)
course and to test applicability of the designed course for developing scientific
literacy for prospective social studies teachers. The study was designed as an action
research. The study was conducted with junior prospective social sciences teachers
The role of the researcher in the study (participatory action research) was
implementer. In STSC course, paper analysis, movie analysis and SST Project Study
activities were done. During all the time of the study action plans were conducted to
reach purpose of the study and the results of them were shared with counseling
committee. The weekly action research cycle was implemented after the critics and
suggestions of the committee members. The teaching applications were made for all
class members. Data of the study were collected by “participant studies”, analyses of
the data were conducted in qualitative data analysis by rubrics and, frequency and
percent values were determined. The results of the study showed that STSC course
designed for increasing scientific literacy contributed to development of the
prospective social sciences teachers in terms of science content, nature of science and
science-society-technology relationship. Relating objectives of social sciences courses
with subjects regarding science and technology in STSC course designed for
increasing scientific literacy in this study should be provided. The experience by this
study was effective for prospective social science teachers. The prospective teachers in
this study gained skills in knowing how to teach science, society and technology, in
explaining their ideas on important problems in developing their educational
activities.
Açıklama
İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education Vol 18, No 3, 2017.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Social studies, Social studies teacher education, Scientific literacy, Science and technology social change, Action research
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İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi
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18
Sayı
3
Künye
Şahin, Canan T. (2017). Developing scientific literacy for prospective social studies teachers: an action research. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education Vol 18, No 3, 2017.
