The cognitive understandings of student teachers about hydroelectric plants
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https://doi.org/10.14527/C2S4M3Abstract
The purpose in this study is to determine cognitive understandings of student teachers about the use of energy produced by these plants and hydro-electric plants, which have recently engaged in the agenda of the media in Turkey. The descriptive (scanning) method which based on quantitative research paradigm intented for the case study in study is used. The five Likert-type instrument consist of fifteen statements (5 right, 10 scientifically incorrect) have been developed. For the measurement instrument reliability coefficient (Cronbach α) was found to be .82. Measurement tool, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Faculty of Education, Classroom Teacher, Social Studies and Science Teacher Education programs, a total of 422 student teachers, was applicated. For analysis of the data, t-test and one-way variance analysis was used and for determine the direction of the difference in variance analysis, the Scheffe test was used. As a result, it was found significantly correlation between teacher candidates' the sources to obtain information about hydroelectric plants and the cognitive understandings. According to the gender and their fields of the teacher candidates, cognitive understandings about hydroelectric plants showed significant difference. In addition, cognitive understandings of student teachers is considered as teachers of future about hydroelectric plants does not have a sufficient level.
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