Determining the Knowledge Level of Pre-Service Teachers' on Radioactivity and Radiation

Autor/in	Ergul, N. Remziye
Titel	Determining the Knowledge Level of Pre-Service Teachers' on Radioactivity and Radiation
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 7 (2012) 1, S.36-43 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preservice Teachers; Radiation; Knowledge Level; Nuclear Physics; Elementary Education; Teacher Attitudes; Prior Learning; Misconceptions; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Strahlung; Wissensbasis; Atomphysik; Kernphysik; Elementarunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Vorkenntnisse; Missverständnis; Türkei
Abstract	This study investigated the basic knowledge levels of teacher candidates from different branches regarding the subjects of radiation and radioactivity. 42 variables were determined in relation to the specified titles. In the preparation stage of determining the variables, all the related programs were examined, and attention was paid to include the subject matters the students study in the related lessons and those from daily life. A questionnaire form including 20 close-ended questions belonging to the five specified variables was prepared and gathered under the following five factors. Definitions, kinds and sources of radiation and radioactivity, basic concepts concerning radiation and radioactivity , interaction of radiation with substance, effects of radiation on living things and usage areas of radiation. According to the analysis, a significant difference between the teacher candidates of the elementary education division and other two groups was observed. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10