Diagnosing students’ misconceptions of astronomy through concept cartoons

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dc.contributor.authorSerttaş, Seçil
dc.contributor.authorTürkoğlu, Ayşe Yenilmez
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-19T21:20:49Z
dc.date.available2021-02-19T21:20:49Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentALKÜ
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the study was to diagnose students’ misconceptions of a number of basic astronomy concepts, namely, the Universe, the Sun, Comets and Constellations. The study was designed as a mixed method research and the sample was composed of a total of 110 seventh grade students. Data were collected through concept cartoons and interviews. In the concept cartoons prepared for each concept, there were four expressions, one of which is a scientific judgment, while the others were misconceptions. Students were asked to choose one of these expressions and explain why s/he thinks in that way. After the analysis of concept cartoons, semi-structured interviews were conducted with five of the students who were found to hold misconceptions. Findings of the study showed that students held several misconceptions on the concepts being studied. Students had misconceptions mostly about comets and they had limited understanding about constellations. Defining a comet as an image of a dying star falling from the sky was quite common among the students, and the number of students who defined constellations as a group of stars connected by lines among them was considerable. The findings of the study also showed that concept cartoons are functional tools for detecting misconceptions. © 2020, Ozgen Korkmaz. All rights reserved.
dc.description.sponsorshipA part of this study was presented at 10th International Congress of Research in Education (ULEAD), April 20-22, 2019, Alanya/Antalya, Turkey.
dc.identifier.doi10.17275/PER.20.27.7.2
dc.identifier.endpage182en_US
dc.identifier.issn2148-6123
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage164en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.17275/PER.20.27.7.2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/712
dc.identifier.volume7en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthor0-belirlenecek
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOzgen Korkmaz
dc.relation.ispartofParticipatory Educational Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectBasic astronomy concepts
dc.subjectComet
dc.subjectConcept cartoon
dc.subjectConstellation
dc.subjectMisconception
dc.subjectScience learning
dc.subjectSun
dc.subjectUniverse
dc.titleDiagnosing students’ misconceptions of astronomy through concept cartoons
dc.typeArticle

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