Open AccessProspective Science Teachers Opinions on Factors Effecting Scientific Development Process
Author(s) -
Şule Elmalı
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
yükseköðretim ve bilim dergisi/yükseköğretim ve bilim dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2146-5967
pISSN - 2146-5959
DOI - 10.5961/jhes.2021.425
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , process (computing) , psychology , data collection , qualitative research , mathematics education , medical education , sociology , social science , computer science , medicine , communication , operating system
Science teaching is one of the essential elements that can ensure the training of individuals who know scientific knowledge and scientific processes and use scientific methods in defining and solving the problems encountered. Within science lessons, the factors affecting the scientific process should be examined and presented. It was aimed to determine the opinions of prospective science teachers on this issue, since it is thought that the opinions of teachers, who are the most effective individuals in gaining the intended characteristics to students, on the factors affecting the scientific development process may affect the way they do their jobs. The study was conducted in the phenomenology model, which is one of the qualitative research methods, and the study group consisted of 37 prospective senior teachers. An open-ended questionnaire a data collection tool and a content analysis method were used in the analysis of the data. In the research results, it has been determined that prospective teachers mentioned social and cultural factors that affect the science and science-making process most frequently and emphasized the importance of raising individuals with inquirer minds. They structured their views on the purpose of scientific studies on producing information and carrying out activities for the benefit of the society; furthermore, they stated that the family and education system affected the scientific development process.