A Study Evaluating the Knowledge of Science Teacher Candidates Regarding Microscopes
Dr. Sibel DEMİR

Abstract
This study was conducted with 91 second-year students, or teacher candidates, attending the science education program of an education faculty in a Turkish university. In this study, students were asked to complete an openended and gap-filling question, and their answers were evaluated according to a five-point Likert-type rubric. In addition, we also analyzed the frequency of the codes associated with the correct answers. In this context, the aim of this study was to determine science teacher candidates’ level of knowledge regarding microscopes. Based on the study results, we determined that the science teacher candidates generally had a partially adequate knowledge on the use of microscopes, and that they especially had difficulties in determining and naming the different types of microscopes, and in identifying the condenser and diaphragm components.

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