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Okulöncesi öğretmen adaylarının oyun-yoluyla fen öğretimi hakkında bilgi ve tutumlarının geliştirilmesi

Developing Turkish preservice preschool teachers’ attitudes and understanding about teaching science through play

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141–166
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2022-10-18
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At the end of the course, high mean ratings (4.5 out of 5) on the Playful Science Survey showed positive attitudes towards learning and teaching science and also recognizing the importance of play experiences in learning science and the importance of fun and active involvement in the science class and in the field assignments.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This research studied the development of preservice teachers’ understandings and attitudes about teaching science through playful experiences.
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Conclusion & Impact:At the end of the course, high mean ratings (4.5 out of 5) on the Playful Science Survey showed positive attitudes towards learning and teaching science and also recognizing the importance of play experiences in learning science and the importance of fun and active involvement in the science class and in the field assignments.
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This research studied the development of preservice teachers’ understandings and attitudes about teaching science through playful experiences. Subjects were 94 senior preservice teachers in two sections of a science methods class on teaching preschool children. Data sources were semi-structured interviews and open-ended questionnaire at the beginning and end of the semester, students’ reflections on their field placement implementation, and a Playful Science Survey. At the beginning of the course, preservice teachers perceived tea-ching science through play primarily as drama and puppetry and saw it as an instrument for teaching, demonstrating, having fun, making competition, and making learning easier. At the end of the semester, the following themes emerged from the interviews: children play with materials and ideas as they actively participate, teachers’ dialogue and questioning promotes exploration and variation in activity, children who are actively exploring can find answers by themselves and construct cause and effect relationships. At the end of the course, high mean ratings (4.5 out of 5) on the Playful Science Survey showed positive attitudes towards learning and teaching science and also recognizing the importance of play experiences in learning science and the importance of fun and active involvement in the science class and in the field assignments.

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Bu çalışmada, öğretmen adaylarının oyun-yoluyla fen öğretimi hakkında bilgi ve tutumlarındaki gelişmeler incelenmiştir. Çalışma okul öncesi fen eğitimi dersini iki ayrı şubede alan toplam 94 öğretmen adaylarından oluşmuştur. Yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşme kayıtları, dönem başı ve sonunda uygulanan açık uçlu sorular, öğrencilerin stajda yapmış oldukları uygulamalarla ilgili değerlendirme raporları ve Oyunla Fen Öğretimi Anketi veri kaynaklarını oluşturmuştur. Dönem başında öğretmen adaylarının çocuklara kukla oynatmayı, drama, gösteri deneyi, yarışma ve eğlenceli oyun etkinlikleri yaptırmayı oyun ile fen öğretimini olarak algıladıkları ve de oyun ile öğretimi sadece öğrenmeyi kolaylaştırıcı bir araç olarak gördükleri anlaşılmıştır. Dönem sonunda ise oyun-yoluyla fen öğretimi hakkında aşağıdaki temalar ortaya çıkmıştır: 1) çocukların, çeşitli malzemelerle oynayarak aktif katılımının sağlanması ve fikir yürütmeleri, 2) öğretmen, çocuklara diyalog yoluyla sorular sorarak etkinliklerde çeşitliliği artırmalı ve onları araştırmaya teşvik etmeli ve sonuç olarak çocukların etkin katılımının sağlanması durumunda merak ettikleri sorulara kendilerinin de cevap bulabileceği ve neden-sonuç ilişkisi kurabileceği ortaya çıkmıştır. Oyunla Fen Öğretimi Anketi’nden çıkan yüksek ortalama (4.5/5 ), öğretmen adaylarının okul öncesi fen eğitimine yönelik olumlu tutum geliştirdiklerini göstermiştir. Bunun yanı sıra öğretmen adaylarının hem üniversitedeki fen derslerine etkin ve eğlenceli katılımları hem de öğretmenlik stajındaki oyun-temelli fen öğretimi uygulamaları, onların, fen öğrenmede oyunun önemini kavramalarını sağlamıştır.

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BULUNUZ, M. (2022). Okulöncesi öğretmen adaylarının oyun-yoluyla fen öğretimi hakkında bilgi ve tutumlarının geliştirilmesi. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education (elektronik), Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 2, 141–166. https://ajindex.com/articles/540795

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