Fen bilgisi öğretmen adaylarinin fiziksel ve kimyasal değişme hakkindaki bilgileri ve kavram yanilgilari

The aim of this study is to examine pre-service science teachers’ informations and misconceptions about physical and chemical change. For this purpose measuring tool that was prepared was applied 38 pre-service science teachers that is studying in first class of Science Education in Faculty of Education of Ondokuz Mayıs University and data was collected. Quantitative and qualitative research methods was used in data analysis and interpretation. The results of the study showed that pre-service science teachers described physical change as “the change in the external structure of matter” (% 73,7) and chemical change as “the change in the internal structure of matter” (% 73,7). However this study was concluded that pre-service science teachers named various changes that occur in matter as physical or chemical. But this study showed that pre-service science teachers had difficulty explaining reasons of physical and chemical changes. In this case is thought to result from pre-service science teachers had inadequate or wrong informations about topic.