Abstract:

The purpose of this research is to determine the classroom teacher candidates’ level of recognition and knowledge for the use of tools which they have trained chemistry lab after lab work. It’s to determine their views about the contributions of doing experiment in the laboratory to science teaching and sciencetechnology. Case study method was used. Research group was consisted of 193 students who are training elementary classroom teaching department of Faculty of Education in Amasya University. In developed data collection tool, 3 multiple-choice and 2 open-ended questions were asked concerning with the shapes and using aim of laboratory materials and the purpose of experimental studies. It has emerged that students know the materials which they use during the laboratory experiments well and they conceptualize the aim of the experimental study and its contribution to science and the process of handling course with a moderate level.

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