WHAT DO PRE-SERVICE PHYSICS TEACHERS THINK OF STUDY SHEETS?

Abstract

In this study, the aim is to take the views of pre-service teachers on study sheets and evaluatethese views. Problem question of the study was determined to be "What are the views of preservicephysics teachers on study sheets?" In this study, which was realized in accordance withthe aims of qualitative research, a case study model was utilized. The study group consists of12 pre-service teachers who are seniors at the department of physics education at a stateuniversity during the spring semester. In the study, data were gathered via opinion forms andsemi-constructed interviews. The obtained data were analyzed through content analysis. At theend of the study, the following themes came to the fore: “Appropriateness of study sheets forteaching,” “The effect of study sheets on learning,” “and “The applicability of the studysheets." It was determined that concerning study sheets, pre-service teachers think that studysheets can decrease misconceptions, enable meaningful learning, increase interest and attitude,determine the level of readiness, and can be used to relate topics with daily life. Moreover, preserviceteachers indicated that preparing study sheets and applying them takes too much time.At this point, it can be suggested that pre-service teachers make use of computer-aided studysheets to save time.