PRE-SERVICE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS AND OPINIONS ABOUT GREENHOUSE EFFECT

Aksan Z., Çelikler D.

JOURNAL OF BALTIC SCIENCE EDUCATION, vol.12, no.2, pp.159-177, 2013 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BALTIC SCIENCE EDUCATION
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.159-177
  • Keywords: global warming, greenhouse effect, pre-service elementary teachers, SCHOOL-STUDENTS, CONCEPTIONS, SCIENCE
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Through this research, it was aimed to determine the Pre-Service Teachers' perceptions and opinions about greenhouse effect. The research was carried out with 395 Pre-Service Elementary Teachers. The data in the research were collected through the questionnaire consisting of 36 items with likert type 5 related to greenhouse effect adapted into Turkish by Kilinc, Boyes and Stanisstreet (2008) developed by Boyes and Stanisstreet (1993) and an open-ended question. The quantitative data obtained from the questionnaire used in the research were analyzed using SPSS package program. The qualitative data obtained from an open-ended question were evaluated using the descriptive analysis technique. According to the results of the research, it has been observed that Pre-Service Teachers are not equipped with the sufficient knowledge about environmental problems. It has been concluded that Pre-Service Elementary Teachers established the false cause-effect relationship between environmental problems such as greenhouse effect, ozone layer problem, acid rain.