Primary school teachers' level of science and technology literacy

The aim of this study is to investigate the level of scientific literacy of primary school teachers who work for the Ministry of National Education schools and specify the teachers? attitudes towards science and science teaching. In order to search the scientific literacy levels of primary school teachers, The Scientific Literacy Test developed by Bacanak (2002) was used. Besides, Science and Science Teaching Attitude Scale developed by Moore and Foy (1997) and translated from English to Turkish by Türkmen (1999) was applied to search primary school teachers? attitudes toward science and science teaching .Based on the scientific litaracy, the level of scientific literacy primary school teachers? seeing to below. A significant difference has been found between teachers? scientific literacy level and teachers? Science Teaching Method and Approach lessons count. Teachers?, who have one and two Science Teaching Method and Approach lessons, scientific literacy is higher than teachers who haven?t any lesson. The level science literacy of female teachers is higher than the level science literacy of male teachers. It has been determined a meaningful difference between teachers? taken Science Teaching Method and Approach lessons or not, teachers? who is taken Science Teaching Method and Approach lessons have higher average on scientific literacy.General attitudes of teachers toward science and science teaching have been found positive. When searched separately, attitudes on science are more positive than attitudes on science teaching. In general, it has been determined that teachers understand the nature of science but they cannot distinguish science and technology completely. While it is regarded as science teaching, a student -centered education is necessary , a teacher centered education is supported as well. A meaningful difference has been determined according to teachers had science teaching method and approach lesson count. Teachers had one or two lessons has developed more positive attitudes than teachers had none. When considered according to taking science teaching method and approach lesson, teachers had science teaching method and approach lesson have developed more positive attitudes than teachers had none.Finally, the relationship between teachers? developed attitudes of scientific literacy level and science and science teaching has been searched and has not been seen a meaningful relation.