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Pre-Service Chemistry Teachers’ Perceptions of Scientific Creativity in Learning and Teaching Contexts: An Analysis Based on the 4P Framework

Öğrenme Öğretme Bağlamlarında Kimya Öğretmen Adaylarının Bilimsel Yaratıcılık Algıları: 4P Çerçevesine Dayalı Bir Analiz

Feyza Aydoğan Tosun0000-0001-8666-7663
Hakkı Kadayıfçı(GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GAZİ EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0001-5063-1853
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1–28
Publication Date
2026-03-27
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In summary, the results offer various implications for teacher education.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study explored pre-service chemistry teachers' perceptions of scientific creativity in learning and teaching contexts, using Rhodes' 4P (person, process, product, environment) framework.
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Key Findings & Data:Twenty pre-service chemistry teachers studying at an education faculty in Ankara participated, utilizing a descriptive case study design within qualitative research methods.
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This study explored pre-service chemistry teachers' perceptions of scientific creativity in learning and teaching contexts, using Rhodes' 4P (person, process, product, environment) framework. Twenty pre-service chemistry teachers studying at an education faculty in Ankara participated, utilizing a descriptive case study design within qualitative research methods. Data were collected through the “Pre-service Chemistry Teachers’ Perceptions of Scientific Creativity Form”, developed by the researchers, and semi-structured interviews. The form included six fictional case examples representing different opportunities for creative thinking in chemistry education. Participants indicated whether the product, person, process, and environment components in these cases were considered creative and explained their reasoning. The findings showed that the pre-service teachers generally recognized the opportunities in all cases except one as creative. Analyzing their reasons revealed that they particularly valued the novelty of the products over their appropriateness, and that they faced challenges in perceiving creativity based on innovation and on whether the product was abstract or concrete. In summary, the results offer various implications for teacher education.

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Bu çalışmada kimya öğretmen adaylarının öğrenme öğretme bağlamlarındaki bilimsel yaratıcılık algıları, Rhodes’un 4P (kişi, süreç, ürün, ortam) çerçevesine dayanarak incelenmiştir. Nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden betimsel durum çalışması deseninin kullanıldığı araştırmaya Ankara’daki bir eğitim fakültesinde öğrenim gören 20 kimya öğretmen adayı katılmıştır. Veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen "Kimya Öğretmen Adaylarının Bilimsel Yaratıcılık Algıları Formu" ve yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Algı formunda kimya eğitiminde farklı yaratıcı düşünme fırsatlarını temsil eden altı kurgusal örnek olay sunulmuştur. Katılımcılar; bu olaylardaki ürün, kişi, süreç ve ortam bileşenlerinin yaratıcı olup olmadığı konusundaki algılarını belirtmiş ve algılarını açıklayan gerekçelerini sunmuşlardır. Araştırmanın sonunda adayların örnek olaylardan biri dışında diğer tüm olaylardaki fırsatların yaratıcı olup olmadığını uygun olarak algıladıkları belirlenmiştir. Algılarının gerekçeleri incelendiğinde özellikle olaylardaki ürünlerin yeniliğini uygunluğundan daha çok önemsedikleri, yaratıcı olarak algılamada ürünün yenilik düzeyi ve soyut-somut olmasının etkisi konusunda sorunlar yaşadıkları görülmüştür. Araştırma sonuçları bütüncül olarak ele alındığında öğretmen yetiştirme konusunda çeşitli çıkarımlar içermektedir.

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Tosun, F. A., Kadayıfçı, H. (2026). Pre-Service Chemistry Teachers’ Perceptions of Scientific Creativity in Learning and Teaching Contexts: An Analysis Based on the 4P Framework. Turkiye Kimya Dernegi Dergisi Kısım C: Kimya Egitimi, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 1, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.37995/jotcsc.1894855

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