Fen Bilimleri Öğretmen Adaylarının Epistemolojik İnançları Bilimin Doğası Görüşlerinin Farklı Düzeylerine Göre Nasıl Farklılaşır?

Year 2022, Volume: 23 Issue: 1, 1042 - 1090, 29.04.2022

Nilay Öztürk , Gülsüm Akyol , Büşra Tuncay Yüksel

Abstract

Bu çalışma, katılımcıların epistemolojik inançlarının, bilimin doğası görüşlerinin farklı düzeyleri (yetersiz, kabul edilebilir, gerçekçi) için farklılık gösterip göstermediğini araştırmaktadır. Bu amaçla, Deniz (2011) tarafından ortaya koyulan kavramsal benzerliklere dayanarak, bilimin doğası görüşleri iki boyutta incelenmiştir; bilimsel bilginin değişebilirliği ve gözlemlerin teoriye dayalı doğası. Araştırmaya toplam 277 fen bilimleri öğretmen adayı katılmıştır. İki ölçme aracı kullanılmıştır: Bendixen, Schraw ve Dunkle (1998) tarafından geliştirilen Epistemik İnançlar Envanteri ve Doğan ve Abd-El-Khalick (2008) tarafından revize edilen Bilim-Teknoloji-Toplum Üzerine Görüşler Anketi. Elde edilen ortalama değerler, katılımcıların epistemolojik inançlarının gelişmiş düzeyde olmadığını göstermiştir. Katılımcıların, gözlemlerin teoriye dayalı doğası ve bilimsel bilginin değişebilirliği hakkındaki görüşlerinin farklı düzeylerde olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuçlara göre, katılımcıların epistemolojik inançları bilimsel bilginin değişebilirliği ve gözlemlerin teoriye dayalı doğasına ilişkin görüşlerin farklı seviyeleri için istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farklılık göstermemiştir. Epistemolojik inançlar ve bilimin doğası görüşlerine dair elde edilen sonuçlar ve epistemolojik inançların bilimin doğası görüşlerinin farklı düzeyleri için anlamlı bir farklılık göstermemesinin olası sebepleri tartışılmıştır. Elde edilen bulguların öğretmen eğitimine yansımalarına yer verilmiştir.

Keywords

Kişisel epistemolojik inançlar, Bilimin doğası görüşleri, Fen bilimleri öğretmen adayı

How Do Preservice Science Teachers’ Personal Epistemological Beliefs Differ for Different Levels of Nature of Science Views?

Abstract

This study focuses on exploring whether there are any differences in preservice science teachers’ personal epistemological beliefs for the levels of nature of science views (naïve, has merit, informed). Based on Deniz (2011), two of the nature of science aspects, tentativeness of scientific knowledge and theory-driven nature of observations, were chosen for examining the relationships. A total of 277 preservice science teachers participated to the study. Two instruments used: Epistemic Beliefs Inventory (Bendixen, Schraw, & Dunkle, 1998), and Views on Science-Technology-Society questionnaire (Aikenhead, Ryan, & Fleming, 1989) modified by Dogan and Abd-El-Khalick (2008). Mean values corresponding to the dimensions of epistemological beliefs revealed that the participants failed to demonstrate higher levels of sophistication. Differences were observed in the sophistication of the views on theory-driven nature of observations and tentativeness of scientific knowledge. The results revealed no statistically significant difference in the participants’ epistemological beliefs for the levels of views regarding tentativeness of scientific knowledge and theory-driven nature of observations. The possible reasons of the results regarding personal epistemological beliefs, nature of science views, and the nonsignificant differences for different levels of nature of science views were discussed in detail. Implications for science teacher education were provided.

Keywords

Personal epistemological beliefs, nature of science views, Preservice science teachers

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