UTKU, Neslihan Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi - Fizik Bölümü, Turkey , KARAKUYU, Yunus Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey , MARULCU, İsmail Boston College Curriculum - Instruction Department, USA , DOĞAN, Mevlüt Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi - Fizik Bölümü, TÜRKİYE

USE OF CONCEPT MAPS ABOUT PHYSICS TOPICS IN PRIMARY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COURSES

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The aim of this study is to determine views of students whether or not they use concept maps effectively at Primary Science and Technology courses For this aim an attitude scale test which has 39 substances was developed by the researchers. Validity and confidency of this test were analyzed. After the made analysis of factor, 16 substances whose burden factors were low, were removed from survey. The survey decreased to 23 substances and again applied confidency analysis these choices, the result was found .86. This scale was applied with using basic and random method on chosen 150 4th grade pupils, 250 5th grade pupils and 250 6th grade pupils who study in 14 primary schools in Afyonkarahisar. Using general scanning model in this study was ttest, One Way ANOVA test, and frequency and percentage values. As a result of research findings obtained, students’ attitudes towards using concept maps were identified that it was positive. According to gender and class levels, which were independent variables, there were no significant differences of students’ towards using concept maps.

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Concept maps , Science and Technology , Students’ Attitudes

Mustafa Kemal University Journal Of Graduate School Of Social Sciences

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