Turkish Chemistry Teachers' Views about an Implementation of the Active Learning Approaches in Their Lessons

Autor/inn/en	Karamustafaoglu, Sevilay; Costu, Bayram; Ayas, Alipasa
Titel	Turkish Chemistry Teachers' Views about an Implementation of the Active Learning Approaches in Their Lessons
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 7 (2006) 1, Artikel 2 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1609-4913
Schlagwörter	Chemistry; Science Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Active Learning; Teaching Methods; Science Instruction; Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Interviews; Questionnaires; Observation; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemie; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Aktives Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen; Beobachtung; Türkei
Abstract	Active learning is advocated as a better way of teaching for several decades in science education. The purpose of this study was to determine chemistry teachers' thinking and views about student-centered activities applicable in chemistry teaching and learning in the study context. A case study approach was used in this research. At the beginning, semi-structured interviews were carried out with 10 chemistry teachers. Then, a questionnaire was developed based on the data obtained from the interviews. This questionnaire was implemented to 50 chemistry teachers in Amasya. Finally, a semi-structured observation chart was used in chemistry lessons to determine how these activities came true. In this way, the relation between teachers' views about active learning techniques and their actual implementation of them were determined. The findings showed that although teachers are aware of student-centered chemistry instruction, they are still using traditional techniques widely in instruction. It was also found out that laboratories are physically insufficient in many cases and they do not have adequate equipments and chemical substances for performing properly the experiments. One of the reasons why teachers are not using these active learning techniques can be explained by the Student Selection Exam (OSS) done yearly to enroll students at Higher Education Institutions. Some suggestions were presented based on the results. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Hong Kong Institute of Education. 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Tel: +011-852-2948-7650; Fax: +011-852-2948-7726; e-mail: apfslt@sci.ied.edu.hk; Web site: http://www.ied.edu.hk/apfslt
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10