Examining Science Teachers’ Performances at Planning Geology Lesson through TPACK-based Argumentation Practices

Year 2022, Volume: 15 Issue: 4, 907 - 937, 31.10.2022

Gül Ünal Çoban , Merve Kocagül , Ercan Akpınar , Bahar Baran

https://doi.org/10.30831/akukeg.1110596

Cited By: 2

Abstract

This study aims to reveal science teachers’ performances in designing TPACK-based argumentation practices for teaching geology. This study used a holistic single case study design where thirty-two science teachers participated in a professional development program. All materials such as videos, etc. used by the teachers and the Pedagogical Reasoning Assessment Form (PRAF) were used as data collection tools. Descriptive analysis was conducted through the scoring rubric for lesson plans and content analysis for PRAF. Findings indicated that teachers successfully used TPACK indicators in their lessons. Findings also revealed that although teachers thought that formative assessment could be improved by learning from professional development programs, they did not use technology for assessment in their lesson plans. Related to the argumentation process, teachers tended to construct their arguments with one rebuttal, and they could not use warrants. Moreover, although teachers had high scores in the quality of claim, rebuttal, and backing respectively, they had some problems in presenting data and warrant for the claim. PRAF findings indicated that the TPACK-based Argumentation Practices Professional Development Program (TPACK-bAP PDP) enriched their lesson plans in some aspects.

Keywords

argumentation, pedagogical reasoning, technological pedagogical content knowledge

Supporting Institution

Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK)

Project Number

117B269

Thanks

We thank to the Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey for supporting our study with project number 117B269. We also thank to Prof. Dr. Bilal Sarı for geology field trip and science teachers for participating our project.

Fen Öğretmenlerinin TPAB temelli Argümantasyon Uygulamalarıyla Jeoloji Dersi Planlama Performanslarının İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışma jeoloji öğretiminde TPAB temelli argümantasyon uygulamaları tasarlama konusunda fen bilimleri öğretmenlerinin performanslarını ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlamaktadır. Katılımcılarını mesleki gelişim programına katılan 32 fen bilimleri öğretmeninin oluşturduğu çalışmada bütüncül tekli durum çalışması deseni kullanılmıştır. Öğretmenler tarafından kullanılan video vb. tüm materyaller ile Pedagojik Akıl Yürütme Değerlendirme Formu (PADF) veri toplama aracı olarak kullanılmıştır. Ders planları için puanlama rubriği aracılığıyla betimsel analiz, PDAF için içerik analizi yapılmıştır. Bulgular öğretmenlerin TPAB göstergelerini derslerinde kullanma konusunda başarılı olduklarını göstermiştir. Bulgular ayrıca öğretmenlerin mesleki gelişim programında öğrendikleri ile süreç değerlendirmenin iyileştirilebileceğini düşündüklerini ancak ders planlarında değerlendirme için teknoloji kullanmadıklarını ortaya çıkarmıştır. Argümantasyon süreciyle ilgili olarak, öğretmenlerin argümanlarını tek bir çürütücü ile oluşturmaya eğilimli oldukları ve gerekçe kullanamadıkları bulunmuştur. Bununla birlikte, öğretmenler iddia, çürütücü ve destekleyici kaliteleri bakımından yüksek puanlara sahip olmalarına rağmen, veri sunma ve iddiayı gerekçelendirme konusunda bazı problemler yaşamaktadırlar. PADF bulguları, TPAB temelli argümantasyon uygulamalarının bazı açılardan ders planlarını zenginleştirdiğini göstermiştir.

Keywords

Argümantasyon, pedagojik akıl yürütme, teknolojik pedagojik alan bilgisi (TPAB)

Project Number

117B269

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