yavuz topaloğlu, melike millî eğitim bakanliği(meb), Kocaeli, turkey , balkan kiyici, fatime sakarya üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi, Sakarya, turkey

The Effect of Hydroelectric Power Plants Trip on Students Conceptual Understandings

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The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the activities related to socio-scientific issues carried out within out-of-school learning environments on the conceptual understanding of the seventh grade students. A total of twenty one seventh-grade students from a middle school participated in the study which was carried out via experimental design with one group pretest and posttest. Within this context, a visit to the out-of-school learning environment (ADASU Hydroelectric Power Plant) related to the socio-scientific issue (Hydroelectric Power Plant) determined within the scope of the research was made with the students who were selected from the study group. The Conceptual Understanding of HPP Test developed by the researcher was carried out before and after the visit to the out-of-school learning environment. Quantitative and qualitative data were obtained from the conceptual understanding test. While the qualitative data gathered from the tests were analyzed with content analysis method, the paired samples t-test was used for quantitative data analysis. Analysis of the data revealed that activities related to socio-scientific issues carried out in out-of-school learning environments helped students to develop their conceptual learning skills.

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Out , of , school learning environments , hydroelectric power plants , students’opinions , conceptual understanding , middle school students

Mersin University Journal Of The Faculty Of Education

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