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Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 152 ( 2014 ) 575 – 581
ERPA 2014
Miracle or cruelty? The sophomore prospective science teachers’
perspective of chicken embryonic development
Eda Demirhana*
aResearch Assistant, Sakarya University, Sakarya 54300, Turkey
Abstract
This study aims to find out the sophomore prospective science teachers’ opinions with regard to chicken embryonic development
in biology laboratory experiments. The study uses a phenomenological design involving a qualitative research method. The
sample consisted of 60 prospective science teachers in their sophomore year. The data was collected through the use of a
questionnaire which was developed by the researcher, and unstructured observations of dissection sessions. The data was
analyzed through qualitative descriptive analysis. Findings are presented along with first-person narrative descriptions of the
experience from the researcher’s perspective. According to the results of the study, while % of sophomore prospective
science teachers exhibited positive feelings, % experienced negative feelings.
© 2014 The Authors. PublishedPublished by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under BY-NC-ND license
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