摘要:In recent years, various researchers have stated the importance of
investigating students’ ideas about everyday and school concept. In this study, the
conceptions of precipitation among the fifth grade elementary school students were
investigated. Precipitation is widely known as the discharge of water, in different
forms, out of the atmosphere upon a land and it is considered one of the complex
concepts. The participants of the study were 300 5th grade students chosen from five
different elementary schools in Bursa. The data were collected via a questionnaire
consisted of 14 questions. Most of the questions were three chose (yes/no/I don’t
know) questions, but there was also 3 open-ended questions. The questions included
in the questionnaire are divided into three main categories. These read as general
questions about precipitation concept, the questions about formation of precipitation
and the questions about seasonal and regional distribution of the precipitation.
关键词:Precipitation, primary school students’ perceptions, misconceptions,
science education, social studies, geography.