nur güngör, sema uludağ üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi, Türkiye , özkan, muhlis uludağ üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi - fen bilgisi eğitimi abd, Turkey

TEACHING OF STARCH DIGESTION IN THE MATH TO PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS THROUGH THE PREDICT OBSERVE EXPLAİN (POE) METHOD: THE CASE OF ANYLASE

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In this study, it was aimed to teach the relationship between starch digestion with enzyme (α- amylase) in saliva to pre-service science teachers through the predict-observe-explain (POE) method. From the Faculty of Education, 35 pre-service Science Education teachers who took the “General Biology Laboratory” course participated in the research during the spring semester of 2014-2015 academic year. A work sheet titled “Starch Digestion” prepared based on the Predict- Observe-Explain (POE) strategy was used for data collection. The data was analyzed using frequencies (f) and percentages (%). At the end of the study, it was found out that all of the pre- science teachers actively participated in the process by making predictions, 80% of them correct predictions; all of the pre-science teachers made observations and wrote down reasons for their observations; 93.3% of the pre-science teachers participated in the explain stage and 80% of them made correct explain. These findings reveal that pre-service teachers tend to be actively involved in all steps when such kind of teaching strategy is presented to them.

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α –amylase , pre , service science teachers , starch digestion , POE method

Journal Of Kazim Karabekir Education Faculty

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