@article{2018,title={OPINIONS OF SCIENCE TEACHER CANDIDATES ON THE USE OF VIRTUAL LABS IN TEACHING OF SCIENCE},abstractNode={This study is intended to receive the opinions of science teacher candidates on the use of virtual lab, specifically designed by the researchers for the subject matter titled “factors affecting the functioning of enzymes” in teaching of science. The study was carried out with 20 teacher candidates studying at the Department of Science Teaching in the Faculty of Education, Erzincan University, during the fall semester of 2016-2017 academic year. The teacher candidates were first divided into two groups. One group studied the above-mentioned subject matter only in virtual lab while the other group studied it in both virtual lab and the traditional laboratory conditions. At the end of the activity, the participants in both groups were given a semi-structured interview form consisting of ten questions and required to answer the questions in the form. The teacher candidates generally stated at the end of the study that they liked the virtual lab designed, that it would be useful to make virtual labs common, and that use of virtual labs especially at schools with limited laboratory facilities would be useful. They in addition emphasized that traditional laboratory activities should also be maintained to contribute more to the development of students.},author={Güldem DÖNEL AKGÜL-- Esra GEÇİKLİ - Faruk KONAN - Ekrem KONAN},year={2018},journal={Kesit Akademi}}