Open AccessThe awareness levels of pre-school education teachers regarding science process skills
Author(s) -
Kaan Batı,
H. Gözde Ertürk Kara,
Fitnat Kaptan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
procedia - social and behavioral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1877-0428
DOI - 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.270
Subject(s) - psychology , inclusion (mineral) , mathematics education , process (computing) , cognition , content analysis , medical education , pedagogy , medicine , sociology , computer science , social psychology , social science , operating system , neuroscience
In this study, of the developmental domains in Pre-school Education Program 2009 for Children 60-72 months of age, inclusion frequency of science process skill attainments in cognitive domain in the daily lesson plans practiced in a year and the awareness levels of the pre-school teachers regarding science process skills are examined. In respect to this, to determine the awareness of the pre-school teachers regarding science process skills, an Interview Form was prepared. From qualitative research techniques, content analysis and descriptive analysis were applied to the interview forms. According to the analysis results, it is concluded that teachers do not give much place to the science activities in pre-school education and awareness levels of teachers regarding science process skills are remarkably low
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