AN ANALYSİS OF PRİMARY EDUCATİON STUDENTS’ MİSCONCEPTİONS ABOUT THE STARS
İLKÖĞRETİM ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN YILDIZLAR KONUSUNA İLİŞKİN KAVRAM YANILGILARININ İNCELENMESİ

Author : ÜMİT İZGİ -- Gamze ALIN
Number of pages : 202-214

Abstract

In science education the relationships between astronomy and the universe, the world and nature is significant in that this relationship covers mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology (Kurnaz and Değirmenci, 2011). Therefore, teaching astronomy-related concepts is also important in science courses. The aim of this study is to identify the misconceptions of basic education students about the stars unit in the science course. The study employed semi-structured interviews, part of qualitative methods. The study was carried out during the fall semester of the school year of 2015-2016 on a sample of 20 eightht grade students attending a public school in Ankara. The data were collected through a structured interview form developed by the authors. It is consisted of six open-ended items. The data were examined using content analyses. The findings showed that the particpants had some misconceptions about the stars. It is believed that the findings will assist science teachers in designing the teaching activities to reduce these misconceptions.

Keywords

Science education, astronomy, stars, misconceptions

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