BOSTAN SARIOĞLAN, Ayberk Balıkesir Üniversitesi - Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Fen Bilgisi Eğitimi ABD, Turkey , GEDİK, İbrahim Balıkesir Üniversitesi - Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü - İlköğretim Fen Bilgisi Eğitimi ABD, Turkey , CAN, Yüksel Balıkesir Üniversitesi - Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü - İlköğretim Fen Bilgisi Eğitimi ABD, Turkey

Comparison of the Scientific Process Skills of Middle School Students: Force and Movement Unit Example

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The vision of science curriculum is expressed in cultivating individuals science literacy. Science literate individuals are people who can use scientific skills with scientific knowledge. The development of the science process skills that students have is important in this regard. This study also developed activities aimed to compare the levels of science process skills for middle school students in force and motion unit. The working group is determined such as 30 students from each grade for 5. 6. 7. and 8. and a total of 120 students. The activities developed by their searchers applied an hour in each class and science process skills of students used in these activities are analyzed. The result of the study was determined that the scientific process skills vary with frequency encountered in different grade levels. The rate of observing and predicting skills when faced high in all classes, data interpretation and decision-making skills with less experienced rate. Students in grade encountered great, even though the rate of falling skills are available. At the light of these results using data and modeling skills up to 5th grade students who met and fell in the face of large class rate. It is recommended that practices can be done for the development of skills in students that encountered low frequency.

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Science process skills , middle school students , force and motion unit

Mersin University Journal Of The Faculty Of Education

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