Okul Öncesi Öğretmen Adaylarına Kulak Vermek: Okul Öncesi Dönem Fen Eğitimine İlişkin İnançları ve Fen Öğretimine Yönelik Öz-Yeterlikleri
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Okul Öncesi Dönem Fen Eğitimi- Öğretmen Adayları- Öz-Yeterlik İnançları- Tarama Araştırması- Öğretmen EğitimiÖzet
Bu kesitsel tarama araştırması okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarının (a) okul öncesi dönem fen eğitiminin amaçları ve kapsamına ve (b) okul öncesi dönem çocuklarına fen öğretimi konusundaki öz-yeterlik inançlarına ilişkin inançlarını ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlamıştır. Veriler öğretmen adaylarından (N = 130), araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan ve açık uçlu sorulardan oluşan bir form aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Sonuçlar, öğretmen adaylarının okul öncesi dönem fen eğitiminin öneminin farkında olduklarını ve fen eğitiminin merakı giderme, sorgulama becerilerini geliştirme, çevreyi ve yaşamı anlamayı kolaylaştırma gibi rollerine odaklandıklarını göstermiştir. Ancak öğretmen adaylarının çoğu, okul öncesi dönemde fen eğitimini yalnızca doğa bilimleriyle ilgili etkinlik ve kavramlarla ilişkilendirmiştir. Öğretmen adayları ayrıca deneyim ve teorik bilgi eksiklikleri nedeniyle okul öncesi dönem çocuklarına fen öğretimi konusunda öz-yeterlik inançlarının düşük olduğunu bildirmişlerdir. Çalışma, öğretmen adaylarının okul öncesi dönem fen eğitimine yönelik kapsamlı bir bakış açısı kazanmaları ve fen öğretimi konusundaki öz yeterlik inançlarını geliştirmelerine ilişkin bazı çıkarımlar sunmaktadır.
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