Lise öğrencilerine yönelik model bir modern biyoteknoloji - tüketici eğitimi programının geliştirilmesi ve uygulanması
Özet
The subject of this research is, to develop a model modern biotechnology-consumer education program, and determine its efficacy. The reason for conducting this research on high school students is that young consumers take the role of decision makers and allow this population to move on to university education with more information and capability. The samples created by the students who study in the city center of Mersin include the schools having 3 different socio-economic levels. Totally 186 students - 89 female and 97 male participated in the survey. The data obtained was reviewed considering the factors of sex and socio-economics levels. The difference between average scores of pre-test and post-test for the purpose of determining the effectiveness of education program applied the students with t-test in the groups associated. In the questions which have variances, "Tukey" test was applied in order to determine which group caused the difference and "Chi-square analysis" was applied for 4 survey questions which were prepared in order to determine levels of awareness of students about biotechnology and consumer levels.82.7% of the students participating in the training program stated that they heard te term biotechnology where as 94.6% of the students participating in the training program stated that they heard the term of the genetically modified organisms previously. While the rate of those stating that they are aware of their consumer rights is 60.7%, the rate of those who wish biotechnology to be included in the curriculum as a subject is 61.2%. After students take modern biotechnology-consumer education, their knowledge about points mentioned in the program were found to be increased in a meaningful way (p<0.001). There was not a significant difference in average scores of pre-test and post-test of female and male students for knowledge tests (p > 0.05).Beneficial levels of male and female students who participated in the training program did not show a significant difference. Considering the socio-economic status variables, there was not a significant difference in increase in average scores of students in low, medium and high socio-economic levels (p>0.05). When evaluation is made on the basis of units, the unit that the students increased their scores most (2.1) is 3rd Unit named "Modern Biotechnology and the Consumer".After the training program, the average score increases of 1st Unit named ?Modern Biotechnology and the Consumer Education? and 4th Unit named ?Modern Biotechnology, National and International Regulations? are equal (1.7, 1.7). The increase in the average scores for unit ?Socio-Economic Development and Modern Biotechnology ?is lower than all other units (1.1).Research results show that high school students need a systematic training about modern biotechnology-consumer education and the training program developed meets this requirement.Keywords: Modern biotechnology, consumer education, program development, high school students