What Do the Prospective Science Teachers Know about the Human Eye?

Autor/in	Sahin, Çigdem
Titel	What Do the Prospective Science Teachers Know about the Human Eye?
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 15 (2014) 1, Artikel 5 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1609-4913
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Science Teachers; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Elementary School Teachers; Human Body; Associative Learning; Association Measures; Visual Impairments; Word Frequency; Case Studies; Data Collection; Pilot Projects; Questionnaires; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Menschlicher Körper; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Word analysis; Frequency; Wortanalyse; Häufigkeit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Data capture; Datensammlung; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Fragebogen; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	In this study, the views of the Prospective Science Teacher (PST)s about the human eye were examined. The following data collection tools were used: the Word Association Test (WAT), open ended questions, drawing technique, two tiered question item and an interview about concepts. The data of the study whose sample consisted of 34 PSTs were analyzed qualitatively and calculated repetition frequencies of their statements. Although most of the PSTs had taken an undergraduate course which included the subject of the human eye, it was determined that they possessed insufficient knowledge-background and alternative concepts about the structure of the human eye, the eye defects, its' treatment and vision. Having discussed these reasons for the lack of sufficient knowledge background, suggestions were presented to promote effective teaching. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10