New Perspectives in Science Education

The aim of science education in schools is for students to understand and know the universe. In this respect, each country updates its curriculum according to new approaches over time. In Türkiye, the science course curriculum in secondary schools has been revised again in 2024. The transition to the new curriculum will be made gradually. The 2018 science course curriculum is still being implemented in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades. In this curriculum, field-specific skills are classified as scientific process skills, life skills, engineering and design skills. Within the scope of science, engineering and entrepreneurship applications, students are expected to recognize a problem in daily life. In this respect, the relationship between the curriculum and mathematics teaching is at a high level. Students may need to use mathematical relations, especially in subjects such as force-motion, pressure and energy. However, it is seen that there are restrictions in the curriculum regarding not entering into mathematical relations for these subjects. In this study, the opinions of science teachers working in secondary schools were obtained regarding the restrictions regarding not entering into mathematical relations. A semi-structured opinion form consisting of 6 questions was prepared to obtain the opinions of the teachers. The teachers responded to this opinion form in writing. The answers given regarding the opinion form were examined according to qualitative data analysis methods. The necessary codes were created and themes were created. The opinions of the teachers were examined according to the created themes. The obtained results were examined in terms of the relationship between science teaching and mathematics teaching and suggestions were included.

Keywords: Science Teaching, Mathematics Teaching, Science Course Curriculum, Science-Mathematics Teaching Relationship