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Gul, M. Davut; Akcay, Hakan – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2020
The purpose of the study was to propose a new socioscientific issues based instruction model and to investigate the impacts of new model on PSTs? critical thinking skills and dispositions in climate change unit. Quasiexperimental method was applied. The sample of the study was determined by convenient sampling and it was comprised of 90 junior…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Critical Thinking
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Yerdelen, Sundus; Cansiz, Mustafa; Cansiz, Nurcan; Akcay, Hakan – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2018
In this study, we aimed to improve preservice teachers' attitudes toward socioscientific issues through socioscientific issue course. Moreover, we investigated whether this course influences preservice teachers studying in a science education and non-science education in a similar way. For this purpose, a semester-long socioscientific issues…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Science and Society, Science Instruction
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Bakar, Elif; Bal, Senol; Akcay, Hakan – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2006
The purpose of the study was to discern the beliefs of pre-service science teachers (PST) concerning science technology and their implications in society. A quasi-experimental design was used. The results indicate that students who experienced Science Technology and Society (STS) approach perform better than students enrolled in section where…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Student Attitudes, Scientific Principles