Table 9. The materials used by the teachers to develop the affective competencies
Themes (f)
Banner-posters 2
Scientific journals 2
Biography books of the famous scientists 2
Related news 1
Written materials including related new and interesting information 1
The teachers reported that they mostly used the banner and posters, scientific journals, biography
books of the famous scientists to develop the students‟ affective competencies at the course.
Additionally, they also used the related news and written materials including related new and
interesting information. As the figures at Table 9 were examined, it was observed that the teachers
preferred to use only published and written teaching materials but ignored visual, audio and
interactive materials.
“I hang interesting information on the walls of the laboratory. There are posters
everywhere; the importance of water for the Earth, the parts of body, the ingredients of
air, how the microbes live…in brief I try to draw their attention” (T3).
“Including me, all of us gave small financial support for some activities. We buy a Science
Kid journal. This increases students‟ observations, they offer to do this or these. One of
the students become very curious about the „atlas‟ journal, it is a good development.
Another one was subscribed to national geographic journal. This shows the children‟s
curiosity about the issue.” (T5).