Töman, Ufuk; Çeker, Ezelnur

The aim of this study was to determine the level of understanding of microorganisms and to determine the current misconceptions of elementary school, middle school, high school and university students. The sample of the research; In Bayburt province, a randomly selected primary school (n = 30), a secondary school (n = 30), a high school (n = 30) and Bayburt University final year students (n = 30) are the students. In the research, developmental research method (latitude) was used. The data were collected by the Conceptual Understanding Test and semi-structured interview developed by the researchers. With the Conceptual Understanding Test, students' knowledge levels and misconceptions related to the characteristics of microorganisms were determined. In addition, semi-structured interview was used to learn the students' feelings and thoughts about this concept. Findings from the tests and interviews show that the understandings related to the characteristics of microorganisms are in different categories. In fact, misconceptions were encountered in all levels of learning related to the properties of microorganisms.

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Töman, Ufuk; Çeker, Ezelnur; Gurbuz, Fatih

Aim of this research is to investigate effects of lessons which are taught by using pedagogical songs and games on academic success of students and permanence of this success in “Let’s know matter” unit in the fourth-grade Science course. Model group of the research was composed of 38 fourth-grade students of two different classes of Cumhuriyet Primary School run by Minister of National Education in Bayburt city center in fall semester of 20162017 School Year. The main data collection instrument was the Let’s Know Matter Success Test (MTBT). One of the classrooms was selected randomly as the experimental group (n=22) and the other was selected as the control group (n=16). While the students in the experimental taught according to teaching methods and techniques appropriate to learning outcomes envisaged in the curriculum of the science course.Paired Samples t-test and Independent Samples t-tests were utilized to analyze the data. According the results of statistical analysis, it is seen that use of pedagogical songs and games increases academic success of students and permanence of this success

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