EVALUATING OF PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDING OF GENERAL CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS BY USING TWO TIER DIAGNOSTIC TEST

TitleEVALUATING OF PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDING OF GENERAL CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS BY USING TWO TIER DIAGNOSTIC TEST
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsMutlu, A, Şeşen, BA
JournalJournal of Baltic Science Education
Volume15
Issue1
Start Page79–96
PaginationContinuous
Date PublishedFebruary/2016
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN1648-3898
Other NumbersICID: 1196718
Keywordsacids and bases, Alternative Conception, chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetic, electrochemistry, thermochemistry, two tier diagnostic test
Abstract

This research aimed at evaluating pre-service science teachers’ understanding of the subject matters such as “thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acids and bases and electrochemistry”. For this purpose, a two-tier diagnostic test consisting of 44 items (α = 0.84) related to the aforementioned concepts was developed by the researchers. This test was applied on to the first, second, and third year pre-service science teachers in Hasan Ali Yucel Education Faculty, Istanbul University. The results showed that the pre-service science teachers had alternative conceptions about endothermic-exothermic reactions, conservation of energy, reaction enthalpy, calorimeters; rate of reaction, reaction rate constant, effects of some factors on reaction rate and reaction rate constant; effects of some factors on equilibrium, equilibrium dynamics, Le Chatelier Principle; equivalence point, end point, indicators, buffers, titrations, neutralization, strength and properties of acids and bases, pH; effects of concentrations on cell potential, metal electrodes, localization of anode and cathode, plating, galvanization.

URLhttp://oaji.net/articles/2016/987-1481286347.pdf
DOI10.33225/jbse/16.15.79
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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