Turkish Pre-Service Elementary Science Teachers' Scientific Literacy Level and Attitudes toward Science

Autor/inn/en	Cavas, Pinar Huyuguzel; Ozdem, Yasemin; Cavas, Bulent; Cakiroglu, Jale; Ertepinar, Hamide
Titel	Turkish Pre-Service Elementary Science Teachers' Scientific Literacy Level and Attitudes toward Science
Quelle	In: Science Education International, 24 (2013) 4, S.383-401 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2077-2327
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Scientific Literacy; Scientific Attitudes; Preservice Teachers; Elementary School Science; Knowledge Level; Predictor Variables; Scientific Principles; Gender Differences; Parent Background; Cohort Analysis; Correlation; Interest Inventories; Science Tests; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Wissensbasis; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Elternhaus; Kohortenanalyse; Korrelation; Interest profile; Interessenprofil; Türkei
Abstract	In order to educate elementary students scientifically literate as expected in the science curricula in many countries around the world, science teachers need to be equipped with the diverse aspects of scientific literacy. This study investigates whether pre-service elementary science teachers at universities in Turkey have a satisfactory level of scientific literacy, and how the level of scientific literacy is affected by different variables, such as attitude toward science, gender, year in university, and education level of parents. The domains of scientific literacy for this study are scientific content knowledge (SCK), nature of science (NOS), and the nature of technology (NOT). The data were collected with the Test of Basic Scientific Literacy (TBSL) and the Scientific Attitude Inventory (SAI-II). The sample consisted of 667 first-year and 405 fourth year pre-service teachers from 10 education faculties in all regional areas in Turkey. The results indicated that pre-service teachers have adequate levels of scientific literacy regardless their gender and year in university. The comparisons illustrated that female students score higher than males, and 4th year students score higher than 1st year students in the TBSL. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Council of Associations for Science Education. Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Education, Buca, Izmir 35150, Turkey. Tel: +90-532-4267927; Fax: +90-232-4204895; Web site: http://icaseonline.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10