Examination of pre-service chemistry teachers’ preferences for creating constructivist learning environment Kimya öğretmen adaylarinin yapilandirmaci öğrenme ortami oluşturmaya yönelik tercihlerinin incelenmesi

Aydin S., BOZ Y., SUNGUR S., Çetin G.

Hacettepe Egitim Dergisi, cilt.42, ss.36-47, 2012 (SSCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: Hacettepe Egitim Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.36-47
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Constructivism, Constructivist learning environment scale (CLES), Pre-service teachers
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of the study was to examine pre-service chemistry teachers’ preferences for creating constructivist learning environment in their future class. For the specified purpose, Constructivist Learning Environment Scale (CLES) was adapted to Turkish and validated for pre-service chemistry teachers by conducting Confirmatory and Exploratory Factor Analyses. The data analyses were carried out utilizing LISREL 8.71 and SPSS 15.0 programs. Results supported 5-factor structure of CLES. Moreover, Cronbach’s alpha value for each scale was found to be sufficiently high. Administration of Turkish version of the CLES as a valid and reliable instrument revealed that learning to speak out subscale of the CLES had the highest mean value (M=25.44). The mean of learn about the world (M=24.94), and learn to communicate (M= 24.33) subscales were higher than that of learn to learn (M=22.12) and learn about science (M= 21.07) subscales. Discussion of the results and suggestions for teacher education were provided.