Attitudes of Pre-service Science Teachers Towards Biodiversity

The research has been designed to determine the attitudes of pre-service science teachers toward biodiversity. A quantitative research method that was descriptive survey study, was used. 64 Pre-services science teachers were selected for the study at a university in Ankara. ‘‘Attitudes Towards Biodiversity’’ questionnaire was used to identify pre-service science teachers toward biodiversity. Biodiversity is a critical and important term for our society. However, biodiversity is under threat. Anthropogenic actives are originating from human activities such as pollution, deforestation, habitat destruction, excessive usage of natural sources, etc. significantly declining biodiversity. Therefore, people conserve and protect biodiversity. At this point, teachers play a critical role in our society. Teachers directly contribute to the shaping of future society, so teacher education is important for public awareness and quality of education. Also, studies show that environmental action and behaviors are linked with environmental attitudes. Therefore, investigation and integration of these concepts can be affected the personal values of the people and can help to construct a better awareness of biodiversity. For this reason, determining pre-service science teacher attitudes towards biodiversity can help develop educational programs and increase awareness about biodiversity concepts. To examine this in-depth, this study aims to examine the attitudes of pre service science teachers towards biodiversity.