Exploring Effectiveness of Problem Based Learning on Developing Logical Thinking Skills in Science Teaching

The purpose of this study is to determine whether students acquire logical thinking skills in different teaching methods and strategies which are used during the given the course. To that end, PBL approach was used as an alternative to traditional methods in laboratuvar applications in this study. In that context, main research problem of this study is “is there any statistically significant between logical thinking skills of prospective teachers who continue education according to PBL approach and traditional teaching methods in science education and their gender and their according to ranking preference of department?”