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ABSTRACT
A STUDY ON THE COMPARISON OF STUDENTS’ SUCCESS AT SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY SUBJECT AND OF THEIR SCIENTIFIC LITERACY
LEVEL AND AN ANALYSIS OF TEACHERS’ VIEWS ABOUT SCIENTIFIC
LITERACY
Mehmet SOYSAL
Master Thesis, Department of Primary Education
Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Fatih MATYAR
June 2011, 97 pages
This study investigates the relationship between the scientific literacy and
achievement at science and technology lesson for the 7th and 8th grade students who
are at the second level of primary education and also it analyses science and technology
teachers’ views on science literacy. 1780 7th and 8th grade students participated in this
study which has been conducted by descriptive research model. Science and technology
success test for the 7th and 8th graders developed by the researcher has been used.
Besides, scientific literacy scale developed by Keskin (2008) and the questionnaire by
Dindar and Yangın (2007) have been used.
In this study, personal information forms according to the students’ demographic
report (gender, classroom level, parents’ educational level, monthly income of the
family, the duration of benefiting from a course, benefiting from science and technology
materials) has been prepared, the relations of FTBT and BOÖ to these dimensions have
been investigated. Following the pilot application of the test and scales used in the
study, FTBT and BOÖ was applied to the students and science literacy questionnaire
was applied to the teachers during 2010-2011 academic year.
In line with the results derived from BOÖ and FTBT meaningful differences has
been found out in terms of many demographic characteristics. A meaningful
relationship between BOÖ and FTBT has been reached.
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