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Pre- and In-Service Teachers’ Understandings of Atmosphere-related Environmental Issues: The Effects of Major and Gender

Öğretmenlerin ve Öğretmen Adaylarının Atmosfer İle İlgili Çevre Konularını Anlamaları: Branş ve Cinsiyetin Etkisi

Sakıp KAHRAMAN
Pages
193–210
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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It was found that the participants had some common misconceptions aboutatmosphere-related environmental issues.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aimed to investigate pre- and in-service teachers’ understandings of the greenhouseeffect, global warming, ozone layer depletion, and acid rain in terms of gender and major using athree-tier diagnostic test which has the potential to differentiate respondents with lack ofknowledge from those with misconceptions.
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Key Findings & Data:The data of the research in which the survey methodwas used were collected using “The Atmosphere-related Environmental Problems Diagnostic Test(AREPDiT).” The sample of the study consisted of 987 respondents (634 pre-service and 353 inserviceteachers).
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Conclusion & Impact:It was found that the participants had some common misconceptions aboutatmosphere-related environmental issues.
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This study aimed to investigate pre- and in-service teachers’ understandings of the greenhouseeffect, global warming, ozone layer depletion, and acid rain in terms of gender and major using athree-tier diagnostic test which has the potential to differentiate respondents with lack ofknowledge from those with misconceptions. The data of the research in which the survey methodwas used were collected using “The Atmosphere-related Environmental Problems Diagnostic Test(AREPDiT).” The sample of the study consisted of 987 respondents (634 pre-service and 353 inserviceteachers). The data were analyzed using a three-way ANOVA. The results revealed thatalthough males’ AREPDiT mean score was higher than that of their female counterparts, thedifference between them was not statistically significant. Also, science and social studies inserviceteachers’ understandings of atmospheric environmental issues were significantly higherthan that of pre-service teachers with the same majors, while there was no significant differencebetween pre- and in-service primary teachers’ understandings of atmosphere-relatedenvironmental issues. It was found that the participants had some common misconceptions aboutatmosphere-related environmental issues. Moreover, both pre- and in-service teachers morecommonly use informal sources such as the Internet and TV to access environmental knowledgethan formal ones such as seminars and books.

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Bu çalışma kavram yanılgısına sahip olanlar ile bilgisiz olan cevaplayıcıları birbirinden ayırt etme potansiyeline sahip üç aşamalı bir tanılayıcı test kullanarak öğretmenlerin ve öğretmen adaylarının sera etkisi, küresel ısınma, ozon tabakası incelmesi ve asit yağmuru anlamalarını branş ve cinsiyet değişkenleri açısından araştırmayı amaçlamıştır. Tarama yönteminin kullanıldığı bu araştırmanın verileri “Atmosfer ile İlgili Çevre Problemleri Tanılayıcı Testi” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemi 987 katılımcıdan (634 öğretmen adayı ve 353 öğretmen) oluşmaktadır. Veriler üç-yönlü ANOVA kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonuçları erkeklerin test puan ortalamasının kadınlarınkinden yüksek olmasına rağmen aradaki farkın istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olmadığını göstermiştir. Bununla birlikte, fen ve sosyal bilgiler öğretmenlerinin atmosfer ile ilgili çevre problemleri anlamaları aynı branştaki öğretmen adaylarında önemli düzeyde yüksek olmasına rağmen sınıf öğretmenliği branşındaki öğretmenlerin ve öğretmen adaylarının atmosfer ile ilgili çevre problemleri anlamaları arasında fark bulunamamıştır. Ayrıca katılımcıların atmosfer ile ilgili çevre problemleri hakkında bazı yaygın kavram yanılgılarına sahip oldukları belirlenmiştir. Dahası, hem öğretmenlerin hem de öğretmen adaylarının çevre konusunda bilgiye erişmek için Internet ve TV gibi informal bilgi kaynaklarını, seminer ve kitap bilgi formal bilgi kaynaklarından daha yaygın bir şekilde kullandıkları saptanmıştır.

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KAHRAMAN, S. (2022). Pre- and In-Service Teachers’ Understandings of Atmosphere-related Environmental Issues: The Effects of Major and Gender. Erzincan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 1, 193–210. https://ajindex.com/articles/504927

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