THE EFFECTS OF PROCESS-BASED TEACHING MODEL ON STUDENT TEACHERS’ LOGICAL/INTUITIVE THINKING SKILLS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES

TitleTHE EFFECTS OF PROCESS-BASED TEACHING MODEL ON STUDENT TEACHERS’ LOGICAL/INTUITIVE THINKING SKILLS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsKoçak, C
JournalJournal of Baltic Science Education
Volume12
Issue5
Start Page640-651
PaginationContinuous
Date PublishedOctober/2013
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN1648-3898
Other NumbersICID: 1075983
Keywordslogical and intuitive thinking, process-based teaching model, teacher education
Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of Process-based Teaching Model on student teachers’ logical and intuitive thinking skills as well as their academic performances at chemistry laboratory applications. The sample of this research consisted of 60 preservice teachers studying of� Faculty of Education in Hacettepe University. Data were obtained via the “experimental desing� with pre/posttest control group” evaluated both qualitatively and quantitatively. The experimental� group was taught within the process-based teaching model while the control group received training in traditional teacher centered education. The scores obtained by participating experimental and control groups from Logical/Intuitive Thinking Scale, Performance Test and Structured Grids as one of the alternative measurement and evaluation techniques were compared and contrasted. To determine the student teachers’ logical and intuitive thinking styles, the “Logical/Intuitive Thinking Scale” developed by Pacini and Epstein (1999) and adapted by Turk� (2011). The study concluded that teaching chemistry using process-based teaching model improved students’ academic performance as well as their logical and intuitive thinking skills.

URLhttp://oaji.net/articles/2015/987-1425810534.pdf
DOI10.33225/jbse/13.12.640
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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