Determination of Elementary Students’ Level of Knowledge and  Misconceptions about Greenhouse Effect

APA 6th edition
In-text: (Darçın, Bozkurt, Hamalosmanoğlu & Köse, 2006)
Your Bibliography: Darçın, E.S., Bozkurt, O., Hamalosmanoğlu, M. & Köse, S. (2006). Determination of Elementary Students’ Level of Knowledge and Misconceptions about Greenhouse Effect . International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 1(2), 104-115.

Harvard
In-text: (Darçın, Bozkurt, Hamalosmanoğlu and Köse, 2006)
Your Bibliography: Darçın, E., Bozkurt, O., Hamalosmanoğlu, M. and Köse, S. (2006). Determination of Elementary Students’ Level of Knowledge and Misconceptions about Greenhouse Effect . International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 1(2), pp. 104-115.

Chicago 16th edition
In-text: (Darçın, Bozkurt, Hamalosmanoğlu and Köse 2006)
Your Bibliography: Darçın, Emine Selcen, Orçun Bozkurt, Mustafa Hamalosmanoğlu and Sacit Köse (2006). "Determination of Elementary Students’ Level of Knowledge and Misconceptions about Greenhouse Effect ". International Journal of Environmental and Science Education 1 (2):104-115.

Abstract

Aim of this study is determination of elementary students’ knowledge levels and misconceptions about subject of greenhouse effect. The study has been conducted in 319 students who are randomly chosen from 6th, 7th and 8th classes in five elementary schools in Kayseri in Turkey. To obtain adequate data about the greenhouse effect knowledge level of the students, the literature has been reviewed and a scale has been developed. This scale is likert type and consists of 36 expressions. The reliability coefficient of scale was calculated α=.87. As a result of obtained findings, it has been determined that knowledge levels about greenhouse effect of the students are too low and there is no statistical important difference between classes. Besides, it was determined that lots of students have these misconceptions; “As the greenhouse effect increases, the incidence of skin cancer would increase (46%); becoming thinner the ozone layer will cause an increase in greenhouse effect (37%);.”

Keywords: Elementary Students’ Level of Knowledge , Misconceptions about Greenhouse Effect

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