High School 9th Grade Students' Understanding Level and Misconceptions about Temperature and Factors Affecting It

Autor/in	Akbas, Yavuz
Titel	High School 9th Grade Students' Understanding Level and Misconceptions about Temperature and Factors Affecting It
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 7 (2012) 30, S.670-677 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Climate; Curriculum Development; Questionnaires; National Curriculum; Misconceptions; Grade 9; Performance Factors; Environmental Influences; Environmental Research; Environmental Education; Knowledge Level; Familiarity; Fundamental Concepts; Scientific Concepts; Concept Teaching; Early Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Geographic Concepts; Geography Instruction; Educational Research; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klima; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Fragebogen; Missverständnis; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Leistungsindikator; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Environmental study; Umweltforschung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Wissensbasis; Grundlagenplan; Konzept; Ausland; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Türkei
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to explore students' understanding levels and misconceptions about temperature and factors affecting it. The concept of the study was chosen from Geography National Curriculum. In this study, a questionnaire was developed after a pilot study with an aim to ascertain the students' understanding levels of temperature and factors affecting it. The questions in the questionnaire were in the form of open-ended questions and short-answers. The questionnaire was applied to 100 students who were selected on a random basis. The students were at 9th grade, and their age group was between 14 to 15. The sample was chosen from high schools in the City of Trabzon. At the end of the study, it is revealed that the students did not understand the concept of temperature and factors affecting it sufficiently, and they have a lot of misconceptions about these. In the study, since there has not been success both in teaching and learning of this concept, it is recommended that both curriculum development experts and teachers be engaged in the teaching of this concept. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10