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Çocukların Dünya’nın Şekli ve Gece-Gündüz Kavramlarına Yönelik Zihinsel Modelleri

Children’s Mental Models about the Shape of the Earth and Day-Night Concepts

Sinem Güçhan Özgül(BALIKESİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-5702-2150
Berrin Akman(HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)
Mesut Saçkes(BALIKESİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ)
Sayfa
66–88
Yayın Tarihi
2018-04-23
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Araştırmanın bulgularına göre çocukların tümünün Dünya’nın şekli ve gece gündüz kavramlarına ilişkin sentetik zihinsel modellere sahip olduğu görülmektedir.

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Amaç & Hipotez:Bu çalışma 60-72 aylık çocukların Dünya’nın şekli ve Gece-Gündüz kavramlarına ilişkin zihinsel modellerini ortaya koymak amacıyla yapılmıştır.
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Temel Bulgular & Veri:Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2015-2016 eğitim-öğretim yılında Kuzeybatı Anadolu’da bulunan bir büyükşehrin merkez ilçesindeki bir anaokuluna devam eden ve yaşları 60-72 aylar arasında değişen 31 kız 25 erkek toplam 56 çocuk oluşturmaktadır.
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Sonuç & Katkı:Araştırmanın bulgularına göre çocukların tümünün Dünya’nın şekli ve gece gündüz kavramlarına ilişkin sentetik zihinsel modellere sahip olduğu görülmektedir.
🔬Tür:Modelleme & Sayısal Simülasyon
📍Kapsam:2015-2016 Verileri
⚙️Değişkenler:Dünya · gece-gündüz · zihinsel modeller

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Bu çalışma 60-72 aylık çocukların Dünya’nın şekli ve Gece-Gündüz kavramlarına ilişkin zihinsel modellerini ortaya koymak amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2015-2016 eğitim-öğretim yılında Kuzeybatı Anadolu’da bulunan bir büyükşehrin merkez ilçesindeki bir anaokuluna devam eden ve yaşları 60-72 aylar arasında değişen 31 kız 25 erkek toplam 56 çocuk oluşturmaktadır. Bu araştırmanın amacı kapsamında iç içe karma yöntem yaklaşımına uygun olarak nicel ve nitel veri toplama araçlarından elde edilen veriler birlikte ve nicel olarak analiz edip yorumlanmıştır. Bu araştırmada kullanılan veri toplama araçları “Dünya-2 Testi” ve “Dünya ve Gece-Gündüz Görüşme Protokolü”dür. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre çocukların tümünün Dünya’nın şekli ve gece gündüz kavramlarına ilişkin sentetik zihinsel modellere sahip olduğu görülmektedir. Dünya’nın şekline ilişkin bulgular çocukların büyük çoğunluğunun düzleştirilmiş dünya modeline sahip olduklarını göstermektedir. Bununla birlikte, simit dünya modeli benzer kültürler ve yakın coğrafyalarda yapılan çalışmalarda olduğu gibi bu çalışmada da ortaya çıkmıştır. Gece-gündüz oluşumuna ilişkin bulgular çocukların bu kavramları ve olguları büyük çoğunlukla Güneş’in hareketlerine atfettiklerini, sınırlı sayıda çocuğun ise bu kavramları Allah ile ilişkilendirdiğini göstermektedir.

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate 60-72 months old children’s mental models about the shape of the Earth and day-night concepts. The sample of the study consisted of 56 children (31 girls, 25 boys) aged between 60-72 months attending the kindergarten in a city center located in the Northwestern part of Turkey. Within the aim of this study, the data obtained from qualitative and quantitative data collection tools were analyzed and discussed together and quantitatively within the framework of embedded mixed method approach. Data collection tools of this study were “Earth-2” and “Earth and Day-Night Concepts Interview Protocol”. The findings of the study, demonstrated that all of the children had synthetic mental models regarding the shape of Earth and the day-night concepts. Findings about the shape of the Earth showed that the majority of the sample held flattened Earth model. Moreover, some children held ring Earth model which was also observed studies conducted in similar cultures and nearby geographies. Findings about the day and night cycle showed that a significant majority of children attributed day and night cycle to the movements of Sun and the limited number of children related it with the God.

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Özgül, S. G., Akman, B., Saçkes, M. (2018). Çocukların Dünya’nın Şekli ve Gece-Gündüz Kavramlarına Yönelik Zihinsel Modelleri. e-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1, 66–88. https://doi.org/10.19160/ijer.379293

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