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Thesis Type: Postgraduate
Institution Of The Thesis: Gazi Üniversitesi, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Turkey
Approval Date: 2017
Student: AYSUN İPEKOĞLU
Supervisor: MİNE AKTAŞ
Abstract:The aim of this study was to investigate solution proposals of secondary school teachers towards removal of misconceptions by various factors. The study was a study in the screening model in which qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were used. The research was conducted with 129 math teachers working in 2014-2015 academic year in public schools of Ankara province. Quantitative and qualitative data of the study were obtained from the Removal of Misconceptions Questionnaire (KYÇA), which consisted of 6 questions and was tested for validity and reliability based on expert opinion. The quantitative data obtained by scoring the Teachers' solution suggestions in Removal of Misconceptions Questionnaire was analyzed with the SPSS 20.00 Statistics Program. In this research, Mann- Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis Test were used for testing quantitative data. According to the analysis results of the quantitative data, there was no significant difference in the solution proposals produced by secondary school math teachers towards removal of misconceptions according to gender, education status, academic achievement level, professional seniority, communication with colleagues, educational approach and classroom status variables (p> 0.05). Content analysis method was used in the analysis of qualitative data. According to the results of the analysis, the proposed solutions for the removal of the misconceptions of the teachers were discussed in four themes: teaching information, technology information for teaching, student information and others. Under these themes, it was seen that teachers suggested various solutions such as emphasizing critical points, mathematical form and modeling, subject recall, tangible teaching material, addressing according to concept misconceptions. From these results, it is suggested to carry out different researches towards removal of misconceptions.