Abstract:

In this study, the activities based on questioning of the directly reflective approach and the writing tasks for learning (Poster, Letter and Research Report) 7. The influence of class students on the concepts of the nature of science and vocabulary beliefs has been studied. The study group consists of 38 students studying in the 7th grade of a state high school in the district of Kâhta. The study used a semi-experimental pattern with a matched control group with the previous test last test. The courses in the experimental and control groups were carried out by the "Solar System and Beyond" unit and the course of Science Applications was carried out with the nature of the science activities developed by the researcher within the curriculum. Both the experiment and control group have conducted three events in the context of the nature of science, including "Great Explosion Theory", "Historical Opinions on the Universe" and "Pluto's Sky Bodies", "Natural Stones", "Astrology" and "Water Search with the Strip" in relation to the so-called scientific belief. The experimental group prepared writing tasks for non-class learning purposes while the control group had additional similar classroom events. The data is collected with the nature of science and vocabulary scales of beliefs. The statistical analysis of the data used the Mann-Whitney U test for independent groups and the Wilcoxon T test for dependent groups. According to the findings of the study, the action based on questioning of the direct reflective approach has improved the understanding of the nature of science and reduced the vocabulary beliefs. Making a significant difference in the positive direction in both dimensions for the benefit of the experimental group of learning writing shows its more frequent and effective use in the teaching of science.

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