摘要：In science education, it is important for the students to understand the structure of scientific knowledge, to
learn how the scientific thinking skills are acquired and to convey these to practice. The students that mastered
the structure of the scientific knowledge and the means to translate this knowledge into practice would approach
the problems they encounter around differently and might provide solutions to those problems. Evidence
indicates that negative attitudes of students towards science education deteriorates their academic success in this
field and have negative effects on students’ future selection of profession. Researches also show that students
with misconceptions about the structure of science, scientific knowledge and specifically the scientists become
reluctant in scientific tasks. Students appreciate scientists with respect to their appearances (old, bald, with white
coat, with a weird hair style and so on) and they generally seem to have insufficient knowledge about the
scientists’ studies. Because of the negative conceptions of students about scientists, the studentsʹ ambitions to
work in this field in the future may diminish. With this purpose, it was intended in this study to determine the
scientist images of the gifted students studying in Kırıkkale Province Science and Art Center. The study made use of the frequently used and cited DAST (Draw a Scientist Test) and then the drawings
obtained from the students were analyzed. The scale consisted of questions such as how the student viewed a
scientist, what kind of behaviors he/she would present if he/she becomes a scientist, how the student drew a
scientist (at what age, where, in doing what etc.) and who did the student view as a scientist in the milieu? The
data obtained from the scale were evaluated using both qualitative and quantitative methods and several
recommendations were made on the models of activities that might be used in Science and Art Centers for science
education.
关键词：Scientist image, science and technology education, science and art centers, gifted students
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