ÇETİNKAYA, Ertan MİLLÎ EĞİTİM BAKANLIĞI (MEB) - Fen Bilimleri Öğretmeni, Turkey , TURGUT, Halil Sinop Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey , DURU, M. Kürşad Marmara Üniversitesi - Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey , ERCAN, Serhat Sinop Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey

The First Step in Scientific Literacy: Improving Students’ Academic Knowledge in the Context of Science – Pseudoscience Demarcation

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This study, which focused on the scientific content – terminology dimension of scientific literacy, aimed at investigating the effect of the teaching process planned within the context of issue of demarcation of science from pseudoscience on the academic achievement of middle school students. In the research process, pseudoscientific cases associated with some of the objectives included in the Science and Technology Program (MEB, 2006) were presented to the students and discussed both with the whole class and in small groups. The study group consisted of 18 final year middle school students. Data were collected by the “Academic Knowledge Test (AKT)” developed by the researchers. AKT was administered to each student twice: once at the beginning of the process and once at the end. The data obtained via AKT were divided into three different categories through two coding operations at different times by the specialists in the field of science education. The data collected were analyzed by Sign Test and Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test. The research findings revealed that the activities prepared within the context of the issue demarcation of science from pseudoscience created a significant difference in the academic knowledge levels of the students regarding related objectives.

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Issue of Demarcation , Scientific Literacy , Scientific Content – Terminology

Dicle University Journal Of Ziya Gökalp Faculty Of Education

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