@article {287, title = {PRE-SERVICE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS{\textquoteright} PERCEPTIONS AND OPINIONS ABOUT GREENHOUSE EFFECT}, journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education}, volume = {12}, year = {2013}, month = {June/2013}, type = {Original article}, chapter = {159-177 }, abstract = {Through this research, it was aimed to determine the Pre-Service Teachers{\textquoteright} perceptions and opinions about greenhouse effect. The research was carried out with 395 Pre-Service Elementary Teachers. The data in the research were collected through the questionnaire consisting of 36 items with likert type 5 related to greenhouse effect adapted into Turkish by K{\i}l{\i}n{\c c}, Boyes and Stanisstreet (2008) developed by Boyes and Stanisstreet (1993) and an open-ended question. The quantitative data obtained from the questionnaire used in the research were analyzed using SPSS package program. The qualitative data obtained from an open-ended question were evaluated using the descriptive analysis technique. According to the results of the research, it has been observed that Pre-Service Teachers are not equipped with the sufficient knowledge about environmental problems. It has been concluded that Pre-Service Elementary Teachers established the false cause-effect relationship between environmental problems such as greenhouse effect, ozone layer problem, acid rain.}, keywords = {global warming, Greenhouse Effect, pre-service elementary teachers}, issn = {1648-3898}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/13.12.159}, url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2015/987-1425758519.pdf}, author = {Zeynep Aksan and Dilek {\c C}elikler} }