The Views of Pre-service Classroom Teachers about Nature of Technology

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the views of pre-service classroom teachers about nature of technology, the relationship between technology and science, the relationship between technology and society, and social construction of technology. Pre-service classroom teachers have been joined in this research. In order to determine the pre-service teachers’ views about the nature of technology ″Views on Science-Technology-Society (VOSTS) which was designed by Aikenhead, Fleming and Ryan (1989) instrument was used. Seventeen questions has been selected form VOSTS and adopted to the Turkish. At the end of the research, 4th class pre-service classroom teachers have more realistic views on relationship between technology and science, influence of technology on society than other pre-service classroom teachers. 3rd class pre-service classroom teachers have more realistic views on important of technology for research and development than other pre-service classroom teachers. It has been reached that pre-service teachers have misconceptions about the nature of technology. Although the pre-service teachers have acceptable views about definition of technology, these pre-service classroom teachers have realistic views about influence of society on technology. However, the pre-service teachers have inadequate views about relationship between technology and science, because the pre-service teachers not know the technology advancing as independent from science.