Primary School Teachers’ Views on the Implementation of the 4th Class Science Course Curriculum
Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 29 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 186 - 200 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.24106/kefdergi.684819 İndeks Tarihi: 16-10-2021
Primary School Teachers’ Views on the Implementation of the 4th Class Science Course Curriculum
Öz: When it is considered that the basis of the science course is taken in elementary school, the primary school teachers who arealso the practitioners of the science curriculum in this level have great responsibilities in the acquisition of scienceconsciousness. It is thought that updating the science curriculum will cause some changes in practice. Therefore, the opinionsof the primary school teachers about the implementation of the new program are important. This study was carried out inorder to investigate the opinions of the 4th class primary school teachers about the objectives, content, educational statusand evaluation items of the 4th class science curriculum in primary school which was updated in 2018 and implemented as ofthe 2018-2019 academic year. The study group consisted of 5 primary school teachers in the central district of a province inthe Western Black Sea Region, selected from the same primary school according to the criteria sampling. The data werecollected through the semi-structured interview form. There were 10 open-ended questions in the interview form. The datawere analyzed by using a descriptive analysis method. The primary school teachers who participated in the research indicatedthat the science curriculum should be suitable for the level of the students, their simplicity, attractiveness of the subjects,interest and attention, the content in terms of being appropriate for the characteristics of the students and the beginning ofthis course from the third grade of primary school; on the other hand, they stated that the coursebook was not prepared inself-sufficient way, there were too many concepts in the program and too many details were included, the number ofexperiments were low, there was difficulty in providing material for some subjects and there was no laboratory environment.Meeting the equipment needs in schools can increase the effectiveness of the program in practice. Another variable thatincreases the effectiveness of the program in practice is the inclusion of out-of school activities by primary school teachers inscience classes.
Anahtar Kelime: 4. Sınıf Fen Bilimleri Dersi Öğretim Programının Uygulanmasına Yönelik Sınıf Öğretmenlerinin Görüşleri
Öz: fen bilimleri dersi öğretim programının uygulayıcısı olan sınıf öğretmenlerine büyük sorumluluklar düşmektedir. Fen bilimleri dersi öğretim programının güncellenmesinin uygulamada da bir takım değişikliklere neden olacağı düşünülmektedir. Dolayısıyla sınıf öğretmenlerinin yeni programın uygulanmasına yönelik görüşleri önem arz etmektedir. Bu çalışma 2018 yılında güncellenen ve 2018-2019 eğitim öğretim yılı itibariyle uygulamaya konulan ilkokul 4. sınıf fen bilimleri dersi öğretim programının hedef, içerik, eğitim durumları ve değerlendirme öğelerine ilişkin, ilkokul 4. sınıf öğretmenlerinin görüşlerini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, Batı Karadeniz Bölgesindeki bir ilin merkez ilçesinde bulunan, aynı ilkokuldan ölçüt örneklemesine göre seçilen 5 sınıf öğretmeni oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma verileri yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile toplanmıştır. Görüşme formunda 10 açık uçlu soru yer almaktadır. Araştırmada görüşme yapılarak elde edilen veriler betimsel analiz yöntemi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmaya katılan sınıf öğretmenleri, fen bilimleri dersi öğretim programının, öğrencilerin seviyesine uygunluğu, sadeliği, konuların cazipliği, ilgi ve dikkat çekiciliği, içeriğin öğrencilerin özelliklerine uygun olması ve ilkokul 3. sınıftan itibaren bu dersin verilmeye başlanması konusunda olumlu görüş belirtirken; kitabın farklı kaynaklara ihtiyaç bırakmayacak şekilde hazırlanmaması, programda çok fazla kavrama yer verilmesi ve detaya girilmesi, deney sayısının az olması, bazı konular için materyal temininde güçlük yaşanması ve laboratuvar ortamının olmasının ise olumsuz olarak ifade etmişlerdir. Özellikle okulların araç gereç ve donanım ihtiyaçlarının karşılanmasının yanı sıra sınıf öğretmenlerince fen bilimleri derslerinde okul dışı etkinliklere de yer verilmesi öğretim programının uygulamadaki etkililiğini artırabilir.
Anahtar Kelime: Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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