ÖZTÜRK GEREN, Nurhan Sinop Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey , DÖKME, İlbilge Gazi Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey

The Effect of 5E Learning Model-based Activities on Students’ Scientific Process Skills and Academic Achievement

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The purpose of the present study is to determine the effect of 5E learning model-based activities used in the instruction of 6th grade light and sound unit in science and technology course on students’ scientific process skills and academic achievement and to elicit students’ opinions about the use of these activities in the course. For this purpose, a guiding activity set was developed based on 5E learning model and the effectiveness of the set during the process was evaluated. This study was carried out with the participation of 25 experimental group and 17 control group students who receive education in the 6th grade of a primary school in a central district in Sinop province during the 2011-2012 academic year and a mixed-methods design was used. In the qualitative part which was carried out with the experimental group students, case study was employed. The quantitative data collected throughout the study were analyzed by using SPSS 15.0 Statistical Package while the qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis and continuous comparative data analysis used together with the help of NVivo 8.0 Qualitative Data Analysis Program. The implementation of the activities that were prepared according to 5E learning model to the experimental group students improved the students’ science process skills and academic success at a higher level when compared to the control group.

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light and sound , 5E learning model , science process skills , guiding activities set

Mersin University Journal Of The Faculty Of Education

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