Fifth Grade Students’ Misconceptions about Heat - Temperature and Evaporation – Boiling

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the misconceptions of the fifth grade primary
education students about heat - temperature and evaporation - boiling. For this research both quantitive
and qualitative methods were used. In order to carry out this research, a conceptual test containing
multiple choice and open ended questions was distributed to 300 fifth grade students in 10 randomly
selected elementary schools in Kocaeli. In addition, semi-structured interview was done with 60 students.
The results of this study revealed that the students in primary level have some misconceptions about the
basic concepts of heat - temperature and boiling - evaporation