scholarly journals Determination of the opinions of prospective science teachers about the planned trip to the sugar factory

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-39
Author(s):  
Dilek Buldu ◽  
Fulya Oner Armagan
Keyword(s):  
Science Teacher ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Sugar Factory ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
School Learning ◽  
Prospective Science Teachers ◽  
Out Of School

In this study, it was aimed to determine the opinions of pre-service science teachers about the planned trip to the sugar factory. This study was carried on phenomenology method which is one of the qualitative research methods. The study was carried out with the fourth year students of pre-service science teaching in Erciyes University in 2018-2019 academic year.The data were obtained with semi-structured open-ended questions. The document analysis used in the research was controlled by a science teacher and a science education expert. Codes were generated from the pre-service science teachers' views using content analysis. In the study, it was concluded that out-of-school learning environments have positive effects on science learning and these trips provide permanent and meaningful learning when included in the program. In addition, it was found that out-of-school learning environments concretize knowledge, and discovering new places increases students' desire for science. As students gain experience and make inferences by making observations in out-of-school learning environments, excursions related to courses should be organized. Keywords: Informal learning environments, Kayseri Sugar factory, phenomenology, pre-service science teacher

scholarly journals Correlation Between Pre-Service Science Teacher Laboratory Self-Efficacy And Science Process Skills In Laboratory Activities

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeni Widiyawati ◽  
Dwi Septiana Sari
Keyword(s):  
Science Teacher ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Process Skills ◽  
Science Process Skills ◽  
Laboratory Activities ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

<em>Laboratory self-efficacy and science process skills are the key variables that need to be measured to show it’s a correlation. These variables will determine their career as a science teacher. Pre-service science teacher must have the skills to explain the natural objects and phenomena holistically and integrative. So that, the aims of this research was to 1) reveals the laboratory self-efficacy of, 2) identify science process skills level of and 3)identify the correlation between laboratory self-efficacy and science process skills of pre-service science teacher under laboratory activities. Quantitative-descriptive, scanning models were used to collect the data. Laboratory self-efficacy scale was developed of level, strength, and generality components. Documentation and observation techniques were used to collect the science process skills data. Bandura’s theory was adopted in self-efficacy Laboratory self-efficacy scale. Mean of laboratory self-efficacy of pre-service science teachers were in moderate level while their science process skills were at a low level. Spearman Rank test showed a significant correlation between these two variables. In the other hand. Regression test showed that laboratory self-efficacy does not significantly determine the pre-service science teacher science process skills’.</em>

scholarly journals Non-formal science education: The relevance of science camps

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Halonen ◽  
Maija Aksela
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Relevance Theory ◽  
Societal Relevance ◽  
School Learning ◽  
Formal Science ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Out Of School

Non-formal science education means goal-oriented learning outside of school. The use of out of school learning environments (e.g. science camps) has been found to increase motivation and interest in natural sciences. In this study, the relevance of non-formal science education in science camps has been analyzed from the perspectives of children and families, which has not been studied before. The analysis of relevance has been based on the relevance theory developed by Stuckey, Hofstein, Mamlok-Naaman & Eilks in 2013. The study focuses on the 46 science camps organized by the University of Helsinki LUMA Centre in the years 2015 and 2016, involving more than 900 schoolchildren and some of their parents (N=124). The study examined also the impact of children’s gender and children’s earlier interest in science on the relevance of chemistry related science camps. Survey and theme interview were both used as research methods. The results of the survey show that non-formal science education in science camps is relevant according to both the children and the families, mainly at the level of individual relevance, with emphasis on present and intrinsic dimensions of relevance. The tasks related to the camp themes, for example in chemistry camps, experimental work in the laboratory, and friends made in the science camps are the most relevant for children. The chemistry science camps are individually most relevant to those children who didn’t have much earlier interest in chemistry. Boys are more confident about their own interests at the individual relevance level than girls. At the level of societal relevance, boys are more focused on present-day relevance than girls when girls also consider the future. The levels of societal and vocational relevance were only slightly visible in the answers of the survey. However, based on theme interviews, camps were considered as relevant for all relevance levels of the relevance theory. The results of this research can be utilized in the development of out of school learning environments, especially in the development of science camps and in further research.

scholarly journals Building Community in Triads Involved in Science Teacher Education: An Innovative Professional Development Model

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Science Teacher ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Science Teacher Education ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Service Science ◽  
The Impact

This article describes a pre-service and in-service science teacher joint professional development pilot project. It is intended to strengthen the community and facilitate professional growth for triad members involved in the professional development of pre-service science teachers. Through a summer workshop and follow-up monthly meetings, this project connected the clinical experiences of the pre-service teachers with the joint professional development of both the pre- and in-service teachers. A mixed-methods research design was used to investigate the impact of this project. Results indicated that this model was successful in aligning with characteristics of effective professional development derived from national standards documents and professional development literature. Additionally, through engaging pre- and in-service teachers in the co-creation of modules, which were subsequently enacted in classrooms, collaborative positioning occurred whereby the pre- and in-service teachers were found more equally sharing and co-negotiating responsibilities in the classroom. This article describes the need for this project and provides an in-depth description of each component of the project enacted, as well as additional findings supportive of its effectiveness.

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