Okul Öncesi Öğretmen Adaylarının Temel Bilimsel Okuryazarlık Düzeyleri İle Bilimsel Tutumlarının İncelenmesi

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze basic science literacy and the scientific attitude level of prospective pre-school teachers. For this purpose, scientific literacy and scientific attitude levels of prospective teachers are analyzed for certain variables. In this study, the survey model is adopted. This study is conducted in the 2018-2019 academic year. A total of 288 prospective pre-school teachers among which 251 are female and 37 are male at a public university, Pre-School Teaching department participated in this study. Data collection tools; Test of Basic Scientific Literacy (TBSL) and Scientific Attitude Scale. The findings indicated that basic scientific literacy levels of prospective pre-school teachers are above the acceptable average score. It is determined that prospective pre-school teachers had above average scores in basic scientific literacy scale sub-dimensions. According to scientific attitude scale total scores, the current findings noticed that the scientific attitude level of prospective pre-school teachers is at a medium level. It is seen that both basic scientific literacy average scores and scientific attitude average scores of prospective pre-school teachers had a significant difference for gender variable. It is determined that there is a positive, significant relationship between basic scientific literacy total scores and scientific attitude total scores of prospective pre-school teachers.