The Views of Pre-Service Teachers about the Use of Concept Cartoons in Science Courses

The content of the science course include facts, concepts, principles and generalizations, theories and natural laws. Concepts refer to similar objects, human beings, events, views and processes. Concept learning is the basis for cognitive development. In recent years the following topics related to the science course have frequently been studied: conceptual development, teaching of concepts, concept maps, misconceptions, and conceptual change and concept cartoons. Concept cartoons were developed by Brenda Keogh and Stuart Naylor in the 1990s. Concept cartoons are visual teaching tools which allow for discussion of a scientific event through caricatures and which provides different perspectives about the event at hand. The aim of the study is to reveal the views of the pre-service science teachers about the use of concept cartoons in science teaching. The participants were senior pre-service teachers attending the science teaching division of Hacettepe University during the academic year of 2014-2015 and they all took the courses of special teaching methods I and special teaching methods II. The data of the study were collected through semi-structured interviews in which five open-ended items were asked to the participants. The data obtained were analyzed through content analysis method. Based on the findings of the study the effects of the use of the concept cartoons in science course on the teaching process were discussed based on the views of the pre-service teachers. Several suggestions were developed concerning the improvement of the efficacy of concept caricatures

The Effect of Use Concept Cartoons Attitudes of First Grade Elementary Students Towards Science and Technology Course

The purpose of this study is to specify the effect of the use of concept cartoons in teaching science and technology in the First Grade of Elementary Education attitudes of elementary students towards the science and technology course. Pre-test and post-test, and a quasi-experimental design without control group were utilized in study. The research was conducted with the fourth and fifth graders in the AytenSabanDiri and UlubatliHasan elementary schools (76 students) located in the Ankara province in spring term of the 2009-2010 academic year. study, has15-item 5 point likert "Attitude Scale for Science" prepared by Geban et al., (1994) was used as pre-test and post-test. At the end of the study a significant difference was determined in favor of post-test scores between pre-test and post-test scores of the attitude of elementary education students towards the science course. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.Wo

Levels of Providing the Oecd New Millennium Learner Criteria of the Prospective Teachers Studying in Primary School Teaching Undergraduate Program

The basic purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which the NML criteria determined by the OECD in 2006 apply for the said prospective teachers. It can be observed that prospective teachers have a medium level of meeting NML criteria and according to their own perceptions they are indecisive; the level of meeting NML criteria of prospective elementary teachers in the 4th year are significantly higher than those of the students of the 1st year; the level of meeting NML criteria of male prospective teachers are significantly higher than that of female prospective teachers. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.Wo

Examine Preservice Elementary School Teachers' Perceptions About Soil Science During Community Service Learning

The purpose of this study is to examine preservice elementary school teachers' perceptions about the topic of soil through attending "Soil Science School" as part of the Community Service Practices Course. Qualitative method was used for data analysis. In line with obtained results, it has been observed that the perceptions of preservice electuary school teachers consist of 3 main themes in the form of "Soil Knowledge", Impact of the Soil Science School", "Cooperation of the Faculties of Education and Agriculture".Wo

Comparing Different Readability Formulas On The Examples Of Science-Technology And Social Science Textbooks

The aim of this article is to compare various formulas to determine the readability levels of texts in 4th and 5th grade Social Science and Science-Technology text books. For this purpose, "Flesch, FOG, Gunning, Sonmez and Atesman" readability formulas were used. The study sample comprised of randomly selected 4 texts which were used in 4th and 5th grade Social Science and Science-Technology textbooks in the 2009-2010 academic year at Ankara. As a result, when the readability levels of texts in the textbooks are examined, it has been revealed that the results of formulas' are not consistent with each other. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Huseyin UzunboyluWo

Consensus Report on Patient Blood Management in Cardiac Surgery by Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (TSCVS), Turkish Society of Cardiology (TSC), and Society of Cardio-Vascular-Thoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (SCTAIC)

Anemia, transfusion and bleeding independently increase the risk of complications and mortality in cardiac surgery. The main goals of patient blood management are to treat anemia, prevent bleeding, and optimize the use of blood products during the perioperative period. The benefit of this program has been confirmed in many studies and its utilization is strongly recommended by professional organizations. This consensus report has been prepared by the authors who are the task members appointed by the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkish Society of Cardiology (TSC), and Society of Cardio-Vascular-Thoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care to raise the awareness of patient blood management. This report aims to summarize recommendations for all perioperative blood-conserving strategies in cardiac surgery