The problems and solution in the teaching of physics in primary science education

In this thesis, the problems which were met in physics topics? teaching and learning inprimary science education were discussed. The study called as ?Science Education inHigh School? (Do1an et al. 2003) in which determined outcomes have been effectivewhile choosing of the thesis topic. Firstly, we joined to science education group teacherscommittie meetings to determine the problems? source and give information about ourstudies by using these outcomes. Secondly, front questionnaire questions were preparedto be about to apply students and science education teachers by using the informationobtained from these meetings. Later, front questionnaire questions were applied to thestudents and science teachers who were in the certain schools of centre provinceAfyonkarahisar. The outcomes of questionnaires were evaluated, after evaluation theseconclusions were presented to teachers, students and administrations invited to theseminar called ?The problems of Primary Science Education and Teaching, The ways ofSolutions? in 10 June 2004. After seminar presentation, it was passed into the scanningconference by making up two groups from among the teachers and students participatingto the seminar. Then the questions prepared by investigators were asked to the studentsand teachers by brain storm method and their answers were taken notes in the scanningconference. At the end of these phases, according to information and conclusionsobtained from these conference main questionnaire questions were prepared as ?studentsituation?, ?student ideal? and ?teacher situation? in three seperate categories. Thequestionnaire questions were applied to 1888 students and 697 science teachers(including 4. and 5. classroom teachers) who were primary schools in the centre province,country, village and small towns of Afyonkarahisar. Then these questionnaires weregathered by help of The Province National Education Management. Later, the outcomeswere evaluated by SPSS package program. After that, these conclusions were transmittedinto the tables depending on variables. Lastly, it was passed into the outcome sectionsafter analyzing these tables as detailed. In the conclusion section, it was seen that theproblems in science education in real began from primary science education and theseproblems grew up increasingly during later science education phases.2006, 157 pageKeywords: Science Education, Physics Education, Curriculum, The Use ofLaboratory, Science Books