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Improving Science Student Teachers’ Self-perceptions of Fluency with Innovative Technologies and Scientific Inquiry Abilities

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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of “Environmental Chemistry” elective course via Technology-Embedded Scientific Inquiry (TESI) model on senior science student teachers’ (SSSTs) self-perceptions of fluency with innovative technologies (InT) and scientific inquiry abilities. The study was conducted with 117 SSSTs (68 females and 49 males—aged 21–23 years) enrolled in the “Environmental Chemistry” elective course in spring semester of 2011–2012 academic year in a Turkish University. Within a simple (causal) experimental design, Innovative Technology Fluency Survey and the SSSTs’ environmental research papers were employed to collect data. The results indicate that the “Environmental Chemistry” elective course via the TESI model improved the SSSTs’ self-perceptions of fluency with InT and the scientific inquiry abilities. In light of the results, it is recommended that an undergraduate course for improving the SSSTs’ higher-order scientific inquiry abilities and preparing academically papers should be devised and added into the science teacher-training programmes.

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Acknowledgments

This study was Granted by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) under Project Number: 110K109. The authors would like to thank Burçin TURAN, Tuğçe KOLAYLI and Ayşe AYTAR for their kind helps.

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  1. Department of Primary Teacher Education, Fatih Faculty of Education, Karadeniz Technical University, 61335, Trabzon, Turkey

    Muammer Çalik

  2. Teacher Education Division, College of Education, Wayne State University, 4245 Gullen Mall, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA

    Jazlin Ebenezer

  3. Department of Science Education, Fatih Faculty of Education, Karadeniz Technical University, 61335, Trabzon, Turkey

    Tuncay Özsevgeç

  4. Department of Science Education, Graduate School of Educational Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, 61335, Trabzon, Turkey

    Zeynel Küçük

  5. Department of Primary Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, Yuzuncu Yil University, 65080, Van, Turkey

    Hüseyin Artun

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Çalik, M., Ebenezer, J., Özsevgeç, T. et al. Improving Science Student Teachers’ Self-perceptions of Fluency with Innovative Technologies and Scientific Inquiry Abilities. J Sci Educ Technol 24, 448–460 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-014-9529-1

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