Journal Name:
- Amasya Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
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Abstract (2. Language):
Problem Statement: As known, from the academic year 2005-2006,
education programs and courses have been developed on the basis of contextbased
approach. Hence, it is targeted to facilitate students' understanding by
the way of the new program and the issues become more contemporary and
fun. By a context-based science instruction, students training as scientific
literate individuals who can use their information are intended. In this
context, the studies, which done at the primary education institutions that
intended for the importance of the context-based approach and the acquiring
the targeted skills by applications and to put forth science and technology
teachers’ ideas about this approach, is thought to be a requirement.
Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study is to determine science and
technology teachers’ views about context-based approach working in primary
schools and applying levels in their classes.
Method(s): In this study, the triangulation model, which can be used a
combination of both quantitative and qualitative research technique, were
used to obtain reliable and in-depth detailed data.
Findings and Discussions: From the research data, teachers' views about
Context-Based Approach have been identified as to provide awareness
towards science, to gain the science process skills, to become literate in
science and increase science literacy, to ensure the dominance of class, to
provide learning, and to increase student willingness. With the examination
of the data on the advantages of the context-based approach, the teachers expressed that context-based approach facilitated the courses, increased the
quality of education, made lessons more interesting, provided permanent
learning and increased the motivation. Reviewing in the related literature
encountered similar findings. Studies in the literature, the contents based on
the life also found interesting and fun by the students (Baran et al., 2002,
Dong 2005; McGarvey, 2006). In addition, more than half of the teachers feel
themselves inadequate in the application of the context-based approach in
their classes. For the reason, they showed that they did not take the special
teaching methods and techniques course at desirable level at the
undergraduate training. Similar findings are reached in a study in the
literature (Erdoğan, 2005).
Conclusions and Recommendations: When the whole of the study are
examined, it is concluded that teachers do not have sufficient knowledge
about the Context-Based Approach and they do not know exactly how it is
applied. In this context, in this study some recommendations are presented
like organizing some in-service courses to the science and technology
teachers which include too many samples of how the context-based teaching
implement at the issues of science and technology effectively.
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Abstract (Original Language):
Bu çalışmanın amacı, İlköğretim okullarında görev yapan fen ve
teknoloji öğretmenlerinin Bağlam Temelli Yaklaşım hakkındaki görüşlerini
ve derslerinde uygulayabilme düzeylerini tespit etmektir. Nitel araştırma
yöntemi kapsamında Amasya ili merkez ve ilçelerindeki okullarda görev
yapan 8 Fen ve Teknoloji öğretmeni amaçlı örneklem yoluyla seçilmiştir.
Veriler, örneklemindeki öğretmenlerle yürütülen yarı-yapılandırılmış
mülakatlardan, açık-uçlu anketten ve ders-içi uygulama gözlemlerinden elde
edilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler, Nvivo 9.0 programıyla analiz edilmiştir.
Araştırma verileri modeller ve matrisler şeklinde sunulmuştur. Verilerden
öğretmenlerin bağlam temelli yaklaşımı istenilir seviyede önemsemedikleri
sadece günlük yaşamdan örnekler sunmak şeklinde yorumladıkları sonucuna
varılmıştır. Ayrıca, fen ve teknoloji öğretmenlerinin bağlam temelli yaklaşımı
uygulamaya kısmen çalıştıkları ve bu yaklaşımın öğrencilere olumsuz olduğu
kadar olumlu katkı sağladığına inandıkları ortaya konulmuştur. Varılan
sonuçlara dayalı olarak gerekli ve uygulanabilir öneriler sunulmuştur.
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