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The Effect of an Instruction Supporting Scientific Creativity on Students' Drawings of the Separation of Substances

Bilimsel Yaratıcılığı Destekleyen Öğretimin Maddelerin Ayrılması Konusundaki Öğrenci Çizimlerine Etkisi

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The study found that a constructivist instruction supporting scientific creativity is more effective than traditional instruction in having students make drawings, including details that fit the scientific model when their prior knowledge about the topic and scientific creativity are controlled.

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Objective & Hypothesis:It is fundamental for students to have suitable images of the sub-microscopic structure of substances to learn chemistry.
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Key Findings & Data:The studies of cognitive psychology have revealed that there is a weak-moderate correlation between the quality of images and creative thinking.
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Conclusion & Impact:The study found that a constructivist instruction supporting scientific creativity is more effective than traditional instruction in having students make drawings, including details that fit the scientific model when their prior knowledge about the topic and scientific creativity are controlled.
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Abstract

It is fundamental for students to have suitable images of the sub-microscopic structure of substances to learn chemistry. In addition to sufficient prior knowledge, imaging of the sub-microscopic level requires the use of imagination when this level cannot be perceived. In the relevant literature, imagination has been tackled in the context of creativity. The studies of cognitive psychology have revealed that there is a weak-moderate correlation between the quality of images and creative thinking. This study analyzed the effect of a constructivist instruction supporting scientific creativity on the elaborateness of students' drawings that depict their images about the submicroscopic level. The study was conducted with 57 ninth grade students. This is a quasi-experimental study. The study found that a constructivist instruction supporting scientific creativity is more effective than traditional instruction in having students make drawings, including details that fit the scientific model when their prior knowledge about the topic and scientific creativity are controlled.

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Öğrencilerin kimyayı öğrenmelerinde, maddenin submikroskobik düzeydeki yapısıyla ilgili uygun imgelere sahip olmaları esastır. Submikroskobik düzeyle ilgili imgeleme; yeterli önbilginin yanında, bu düzey algılanamadığından hayal gücünü de gerekli kılar. Hayal gücü ise alanyazında yaratıcılığın kapsamında ele alınmıştır. Bilişsel psikoloji alanında yapılan çalışmalar imgelerin niteliği ile yaratıcı düşünme arasında zayıf-orta şiddette korelasyon olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Bu çalışmada, öğrencilerin maddelerin ayrılması konusunda submikroskobik düzeyle ilgili imgelerini yansıtan çizimlerinin ayrıntılığına, bilimsel yaratıcılığı destekleyen yapılandırmacı öğretimin etkisi incelenmiştir. Araştırma, 9. sınıfta öğrenim gören öğrenci ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma yöntemi olarak, yarı deneysel desen kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada, katılımcıların önbilgileri ve bilimsel yaratıcılıkları kontrol altına alındığında, bilimsel modele uygun ayrıntılar içeren çizimler yapmalarında, bilimsel yaratıcılığı destekleyen yapılandırmacı öğretimin, geleneksel öğretimden daha etkili olduğu belirlenmiştir.

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Atasoy, B., KADAYIFÇI, H., AKKUŞ, H. (2026). The Effect of an Instruction Supporting Scientific Creativity on Students' Drawings of the Separation of Substances. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Sayı: 42, 83–104. https://ajindex.com/articles/276094

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