Examination of Pre-service Science Teachers’ Opinions on Vee Diagrams

Tuba Demirci, Beyza Öğütcüoğlu

Abstract


This study examines pre-service science teachers' perceptions regarding the Vee Diagram. The descriptive survey method was utilized in the study since it was intended to reveal the students' perceptions about the Vee Diagram implementation. The study was conducted with 36 pre-service science teachers who were studying in the first year of the Department of Science Teaching and enrolled in the Chemistry I laboratory practices course over a period of 14 weeks. In the experiments conducted in the second and third weeks, the students were expected to prepare their experiment reports in the classical experiment report format. In the fourth week, the students were asked to prepare the reports of nine experiments in Vee diagram format. 'Attitude scale towards Vee diagram' and 'Semi-structured opinion form on the utilization of Vee diagram' were employed to determine the opinions of pre-service science teachers about the studies they carried out in laboratory practices. In analyzing the quantitative data collected in the study, percentage and frequency  were calculated from descriptive statistics. Qualitatively collected student responses were subjected to content analysis. In the quantitative findings of the study, 80% of the pre-service teachers  responded positively to the statement, "Vee diagrams are a very helpful tool for observing the experimental process as a whole." In the study's qualitative findings, most of the pre-service teachers stated that they prefer to prepare their experiment reports in "Vee diagram format." The pre-service teachers stated that utilizing the Vee diagram as an experiment report was beneficial in "demonstrating the relationship between theory and practice, eliminating misconceptions, learning new information and facilitating meaningful learning".

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