Reflections from an Out-Of-School Learning Course: The Development of Pre-Service Science Teachers

Authors : Ümmü Gülsüm DURUKAN, Ayşegül ASLAN, Aykut Emre BOZDOĞAN

Pages : 422-444

Doi:10.17275/per.22.98.9.4

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Publication Date : 2022-07-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of the study is to examine the development of pre-service science teachers within the course about the out-of-school learning. In this study, the effects of the implementations in the course on the perceptions of the pre-service science teachers about the relevant subject and their self-efficacy in organizing teaching activities in these environments were evaluated. The study was carried out employing an action research design. The study group consisted of 36 pre-service science teachers in The Department of Science Education at the Faculty of Education at a state university in Turkey during the 2019-2020 academic year. Data collection tools were `The Form of Pre-service Science Teachers’ Opinion on OSL”, “Self-Efficacy Belief Scale for Planning and Organizing Educational Trips to Out of School Settings` developed by Bozdoğan insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2016);, “Informal Learning Environments Scale` developed by Adiyaman insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2019);, and “Experience Determination Form” adapted by Aslan insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2015);. The data collection tools were used as a pre-test on the first week of the course and as a post-test on the fifteenth week of the same course. The qualitative data elicited from the open-ended questions and the `Experience Determination Form` were subjected to the content analysis method. The quantitative data obtained from the “Self-Efficacy Belief Scale for Organizing Educational Trips to Out-of-School Environments” and “Informal Learning Environments Scale” were analysed using the SPSS 25.0 package program. The dependent t-test was used to compare the scores of the pre-tests and post-tests. The results showed that the applications made within the course significantly affect the opinions of pre-service science teachers about out-of-school learning and their self-efficacy in organizing educational activities in out-of-school learning environments
Keywords : Pre service science teacher, out of school learning, self efficacy, experience