Relative evaluation system as an obstacle to cooperative learning: the views of lecturers in a science education department

In this study, the contradiction between the cooperative learning which has an important place in science education and relative evaluation system has been tried to be defined. The fixation of the situation which was done with the data obtained from literature also has been supported with a semi-structured interview study made with eighteen science lecturers from Kazim Karabekir Educational Faculty. The qualitative analysis of the obtained data brought out into light that relative evaluation system has negative effects on the interaction among students. Such negativities have a quality that can be an obstacle to the cooperative learning which has an important place in science education. For this reason, it is considered that such a study will be beneficial to researchers who work on science education and education policies and to science teachers.

Science Education ,

Relative Evaluation System ,

Absolute Evaluation System ,

Cooperative Learning ,