Differences Arising from Language in Perceiving Some Terms in Physics Education

Autor/in	Unsal, Yasin
Titel	Differences Arising from Language in Perceiving Some Terms in Physics Education
Quelle	In: Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 39 (2010), S.348-358 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1300-5340
Schlagwörter	Textbooks; Physics; Science Education; Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Higher Education; Second Languages; Turkish; Vocabulary; Perception; Definitions; Sample Size; Epistemology; Classification; Visual Aids; Evaluation; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Physik; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Second language; Zweitsprache; Türkisch; Wortschatz; Wahrnehmung; Begriffsbestimmung; Erkenntnistheorie; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Anschauungsmaterial; Evaluierung; Türkei
Abstract	In several resources, especially in textbooks, there are two or more alternatives for terms. These terms generally come from foreign words and alternative equivalences of these words. The aim of the study is to investigate whether this situation causes students problems in perceiving the terms; in which alternatives, the conceptual perception is based on and in this context. Two applications (U1, U2) were made. The sample group is included student groups from 2005-2006 academic year spring semester of Gazi University, Physics Education Undergraduate Programme. Consequently, in all term pairs except one; the terms expressed through foreign languages gave more effective results in low level ability and the Turkish ones gave more effective results in generally high level ability to Bloom's Taxonomy. Indicated results in this study and assessments obtained will be very beneficial for teachers and textbook writers. Besides, may get started for similar studies in other countries. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Hacettepe University. Faculty of Education, Beytepe, Ankara 06800, Turkey. Tel: +90-312-2978583; Fax: +90-312-2992083; e-mail: efdergi@hacettepe.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.efdergi.hacettepe.edu.tr
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10