Students’ opinions regarding to the inquiry-based learning approach

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the inquiry-based learning approach on
the activities held in science and technology course, students’ scientific process skills, their interests in science
and technology course, and their opinions about science and scientists. For this purpose, the data were collected
through audiotaped semi-structured interviews. The data of this study were analyzed through descriptive analysis
techniques by using NVivo2 Qualitative Data Analysis Program. In this study, the criterion sampling method
which was one of the purposive sampling methods was used. Consequently, the inquiry-based learning activities
were seen to contribute to the development of students’ scientific process skills and the acquisition of sciencetechnology-society-environment gaining. Furthermore, students’ opinions about science and technology course,
science, and scientists had changed in positive way.