Author/Authors :
AFACAN, Özlem Ahi Evran Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - Fen Bilgisi Öğretmenliği Ana Bilim Dalı, Turkey , AYDOĞDU, Mustafa Gazi Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - Fen Bilgisi Öğretmenliği Ana Bilim Dalı, Turkey , MACAROĞLU AKGÜL, Esra Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - Fen Bilgisi Öğretmenliği Ana Bilim Dalı, Turkey , TAŞAR, Mehmet Fatih Gazi Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - Fen Bilgisi Öğretmenliği Ana Bilim Dalı, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Determination of Elementary School Students’ Perceptions on Science-Technology-Society-Environment (STSE) Relations (Sample Of Kirsehir City)
Abstract :
The purpose of this research is to identify elementary school students’ perceptions on STSE relations, which is a subscale of scientific literacy. In this research, how elementary school students’ perceptions on STSE have changed due to grade level and socioeconomic environment of the schools have been discussed. This research was designed as a qualitative study which includes multiple cases. Research has been done in two elementary schools, one representing high socioeconomic environments and the other representing low socioeconomic environments. The schools were both situated in Kirsehir in 2006-2007 school year. Data mainly determined with semi-structured interviews with 40 students attending to the schools mentioned above. Additionally, short stories related to science-technology-society-environment relations, science process skills test, and pictures prepared by the researcher were used to collect data. Data were qualitatively analyzed with content analysis by coding. At the end of the research, it has been observed that elementary school students’ perceptions on STSE relations have been changed disorderly with the changing grade level.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Scientific literacy , science , technology , society , environment (stse) relation , multiple condition design
JournalTitle :
Mersin University Journal Of The Faculty Of Education
