Abstract:

Science education gives the ability to solve universal problems by learning the necessary knowledge in everyday life. For this reason, basic concepts related to science should be prepared by taking preschool science activities into consideration. As well as preschool teachers in preschool educational institutions, students of child development programs also practice in these institutions. The daily plans are prepared by these students before the application. Use of science activities in daily plans by students, their viewpoint about science education, methods to teach science and preparations before preteaching have importance. Within this context, the attitudes of sophomores studying at Child Development Program in Vocational School of Higher Education of Nevsehir Haci Bektaş Veli University Health Services towards science education is discussed. In the study conducted based on the descriptive survey method, the data have been  obtained by using the 'Attitudes of Preschol Teachers towards Science Education'. The data obtained in the study to which 77 students participated have been analyzed using the SPSS package program. According to the findings of the research, almost all of the students stated that they feel comfortable while conducting science activities, they have the necessary scientific knowledge level to teach science and they feel comfortable during the applications. It has been revealed that half of the participants know the method and process of science learning towards children at this age group. It is also seen that the students of child development program do experiments in their classes, collect different materials and objects to use at science activities and they are in tendency to use different materials in class for this purpose.

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