Biology Teachers' Opinions on Open Field Studies in Biology


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ALTUNTAŞ E. Ç., TURAN S. L.

Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi Elektronik Fen ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi, cilt.12, sa.2, ss.336-349, 2018 (Hakemli Dergi) identifier

Özet

The purpose of this study is to present the opinions of biology teachers on open field studies whichcan be applied in biology education. In accordance with this purpose, this study was designed by qualitativeresearch method. The research group of the study is composed of 30 biology teachers working in secondaryschools. In this study, the data was obtained from semi-structured interview by researchers were devoloped. Inthe direction of the data obtained from the study, it was determined that biology teachers had an idea about openfield studies, knew their advantages and difficulties; however, they did not use these studies sufficiently inbiology lessons. Based on the results of this study, suggestions on biology curricula and teacher education onopen field studies are offered.