Views of Prospective Science Teachers on Including the Concept of Plasma in Science Curricula

Autor/in	Balbag, Mustafa Zafer
Titel	Views of Prospective Science Teachers on Including the Concept of Plasma in Science Curricula
Quelle	In: International Journal of Instruction, 11 (2018) 2, S.569-584 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1694-609X
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Science Teachers; Science Curriculum; Foreign Countries; Science Instruction; Scientific Concepts; College Science; Undergraduate Students; Phenomenology; Qualitative Research; Questionnaires; Semi Structured Interviews; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Elementary School Teachers; Middle School Teachers; Elementary School Science; Physics; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Ausland; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Qualitative Forschung; Fragebogen; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Physik; Türkei
Abstract	States of matter are structures that we may easily encounter in the universe as well as our close environment. The plasma state is the fourth state of matter, and it has much different properties in comparison to the solid, liquid and gas states of matter. In order to understand the universe and the environment we live in better, one needs to have knowledge on the fundamentals of the concept of plasma. Therefore, it is believed that the fourth state of matter, plasma, should be included in science curricula based on the cognitive development levels of students. Based on this idea, this study investigated the views of prospective science teachers who took the course "plasma physics and technologies" which is an elective course in the undergraduate science teaching program at the faculty of education at a state university in Turkey on the class levels and methods to teach students the concept of plasma. Accordingly, the aim of the study is to determine the views of prospective science teachers about plasma concept and teaching. The prospective science teachers stated that the concept of plasma should be included in science curricula on the levels of primary school and middle school. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Instruction. Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Education, Eskisehir, 26480, Turkey. e-mail: iji@ogu.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.e-iji.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01