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Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 15, Issue 1, Article 7 (Jun., 2014) |
An investigation of students’ views about enzymes by fortune lines technique
Murat ÖZARSLAN and Gülcan ÇETİN
Department of Science and Mathematics Education, Balıkesir University, TURKEY
E-mail: gulcan_cetin@hotmail.com
Received 26 Aug., 2013
Revised 24 Mar., 2014
This study aimed to investigate ninth grade students’ views about enzymes using fortune lines technique and to obtain the students’ views about fortune lines technique. Participants were 38 ninth grade students in a Technique Vocational Girls High School in the city of Kocaeli, Turkey. After instruction of subject of enzymes, the participants were given an Enzymes Activity. 10 participants were also given the Fortune Lines Technique Questionnaire including three open-ended questions. Data were analyzed using fortune lines technique, descriptive, and content analysis techniques. The study results showed that many students drew developing fortune lines about the usage of enzymes in daily life.
Keywords: enzymes, concepts of enzymes, fortune lines technique, secondary education, biology education
