Evaluation of Physics Teacher Candidates' Opinions towards Turkish Students’ PISA Science Tests Results

In this study it was aimed to evaluate whether preservice teachers are aware of the PISA and their views about exam of the PISA science results of the students in Turkey. The research was conducted with a total of 49 physics teacher candidates. A fully structured interview form with 8 questions was used as data collection tool in the research. The data obtained from the research were analyzed with content analysis and descriptive analysis methods. Of the 49 students in the participating group, only eight students were found to have the correct information about the program, while a student was found to have the wrong information. When the opinions of the participating group were analyzed for Turkey PISA test results, it has been seen that the physics teacher candidates explain the negative PISA test results depending on the problems in the education system, school, course curriculum, teacher and current examination system. However, the physics teacher candidates made various suggestions to increase science literacy, such as adopting student-centered approaches by changing science teachers' method-techniques and changing the education system