The Opinions of Third-Grade Primary School Students on the Value of Openness to Innovation

Author : Bayram Tay -- Fatma Ak Tefek
Number of pages : 176-191

Abstract

It is necessary and important for an individual to acquire some personal traits and certain values throughout his/her life so as to be adapted to a social environment. Bringing forth those traits of personality and values is among the leading missions of primary schools. Life Science is such a course in which personal traits or values are acquired in accordance with the mission of both bringing up efficient citizens and preparing them for life. The main aim of this study is to see how third-grade primary school students describe the value of openness to innovation with written expression and pictorial depiction. The research incorporates a descriptive method and a data collection form consisting of an open-ended question and a drawing related to that question. The convenience sampling of the research consisted of the third-grade students receiving education in five primary schools in the Kaman district of Kırşehir province. A total of 166 students participated in the research. Content and visual analysis techniques were used to interpret the collected data. The results are as follows: The students were asked to “write what comes to your mind when you hear openness to innovation”. They answered the mentioned question as “technological innovation and inventions”, “introduction of innovations by Atatürk”, “ occurrence of a new thing/event”, “making a new friend”, and “loving, enjoying, relishing innovations”. The students were then asked to “draw a picture of what comes to your mind when you hear openness to innovation”. They drew pictures depicting “technological innovation and inventions”, “occurrence of a new thing”, “getting schooled/learning new information at school”, “introduction of innovations by Atatürk”, “discovering, tasting and observing new things”, and “making a new friend”.

Keywords

Life Science, Values Education, Value of Openness to Innovation

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