A Study on Promoting Pre-service Science Teachers' Readiness for General Physics Laboratory I Course


YILMAZLAR M., Corapcigil A.

CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF EDUCATION JOURNAL, vol.48, no.2, pp.1400-1428, 2019 (ESCI, TRDizin)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 48 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.14812/cufej.394065
  • Journal Name: CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF EDUCATION JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1400-1428
  • Keywords: Physics laboratory, Reflective thinking, Pre-service Science teacher, Self-assessment, SELF
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This research was conducted in order to enable pre-service science teachers to be prepared for laboratory applications and to get more efficiency from the course through the reflective thinking-oriented self-assessment practices applied in General Physics Laboratory-1 course. The study group consisted of 26 freshman science education pre-service teachers studying during 2013-2014 fall semester. The action research design was adopted in the study. Experiment sheet and semi-structured interview form including reflective thinking-oriented self-assessment practices were used as data collection tool. The collected data were coded and analysed through content analysis technique. As a result of the research, it was observed that reflective thinking-oriented self-assessment practices applied in General Physics Laboratory I course had positive effects on pre-service teachers. In addition, the pre-service teachers with whom semi-structured interviews were made, expressed that these practices improved their critical thinking skills and self-criticism skills. According to the results of the study, academicians are advised to use reflective thinking-oriented self-assessment practices in their laboratory sheets.