摘要：In the study, the purpose is to determine the ideas of the secondary school students related to the subject of matter by using the drawing method. In this context, the study primarily focused on the analysis of drawing method, and then it aimed to find out the understanding of students related to the subject and their acquired misconceptions. The study was conducted in a secondary school of Pazaryeri district in Bilecik province by using a survey model. It was composed of 38 students, 16 of whom were 6th grade and 22 of whom were 7th grade. The drawing test including 4 questions was used as a data-collecting tool. The data obtained were analyzed with a rubric which was developed by the researchers. According to the findings of the study, it is believed that the drawing method can be effective in finding out the opinions of students. When we considered the levels of understanding related to the subject, it could be concluded that the understanding of students was on a moderate level in terms of identifying the relation between their understanding and drawing the model of cellatom. Moreover, it was reported that the level of understanding was high when considered the drawing of granular structure of matters composed of atom-compound mixture. In view of these results, some recommendations were made related to the outcomes of the study.
关键词：Matter; Secondary School Student; Drawing Method; Idea.
