2012 Volume 53 Issue 2 Pages 377-384
The purpose of this research was to present the material classified by the concepts of analytical processing and holistic processing from the contents of study in elementary school and lower secondary school science classes. The course components from the science curricular of elementary school and lower secondary school that had been adopted in 2008 were classified. Five categories were set to the classification. Introducing the concept of analytical processing and holistic processing into the research into students' cognition of nature in consideration of the method learners utilize to process information about natural phenomena is significant in terms of the research into learners' cognition of nature by new aspects can be developed. It is thought that applying this material into which the contents of study was classified by the concepts of analytical processing and holistic processing can contribute to the progress of research into students' cognition of nature as well as the development of science teaching methods.
