Art integration applications in middle school 5th class science lesson

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of the use of artistic practices in different curriculum areas on learning skills. For this reason, a plan for the art integration method has been created to be applied in the subjects determined in the science course. The research was conducted with fifth-grade students studying at a public secondary school in Samsun. Consisting of 40 students, the study group was divided into two halves as the experimental and the control group, each containing 20 persons. Research data was collected by a Science Achievement Test prepared by the researcher accompanied by an expert opinion. The findings show that using the art integration method in science course increases student success. Compared to the posttest of the experimental and control groups, it was found that the success rate of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group. The research findings indicate that; art integration have a potential to contribute to teaching other subjects. Besides some other suggestions were made in relation with curriculum design and policy making.

Keywords

• Arts Integration
• Art Education
• Science Education
• Education Through Art
• Science- Arts Collaboration

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