Author/Authors :
TATAR, Erdal Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey , KARAKUYU, Yunus Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey , TÜYSÜZ, Cengiz Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
PROSPECTIVE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ CONCEPTS OF THE NATURE OF SCIENCE: THEORY, LAW AND HYPOTHESIS
Abstract :
The aim of the study was to find out prospective primary school teachers’ misunderstandings about the concept of scientific theory, law and hypothesis. The sample of the study consists of 140 prospective primary school teachers who study in 2nd grade in the Department of Primary Education, Faculty of Education in Mustafa Kemal University. Open-ended questions were asked as data collection instrument about the concept of theory, law and hypothesis. In analyzing data which were collected from the research, the researcher used descriptive analysis techniques. The findings of the research indicated that prospective primary school teachers have some misunderstandings about the concept of theory, law and hypothesis.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Nature of science , theory , law , hypothesis , prospective teachers
JournalTitle :
Mustafa Kemal University Journal Of Graduate School Of Social Sciences
