Abstract:

The purpose of this research is to identify the thoughts of high school 8th grade students about the concepts of "smart plate" and "chip phone" from technological materials through metaphors. In the research 2017-2018 educational year, a secondary school in the province of Istanbul involved a total of 166 secondary school 8th class students, including 75 girls and 91 men, voluntarily. In the research, a quality research model has been used in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. Participants were asked to complete the phrases "Smart Table/Cep Phone is like .......... / similar; Because ..." to reveal what kind of thoughts they have about technological materials. The data obtained from each conception in the research was analyzed by content analysis technique. The study found 31 different metaphors of the concept of smart plate and 50 different metaphors of the concept of mobile phone. Most of the teachers, books, television, computers, information houses, tablets, light and school metaphors and friends, toys, organs, humans, cars, clock, water, books, life and rescue metaphors related to the concept of mobile phone have been identified. In the study, the metaphors developed toward the concept of smart sheet were gathered under the conceptual categories of a tool that varies according to the purpose of use and the tool that helps to learn more. The metaphors developed for the concept of mobile phones have been gathered under categories of a vehicle that varies mostly according to the purpose of use and a vehicle that is essential for life.