İlköğretim 7. Sınıf Fen Bilgisi Dersinde Öğrenme Halkası Yaklaşımının Öğrencilerin Tutumları Üzerine Etkisi

Year 2009, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 103 - 118, 26.06.2009

Fatma Şaşmaz Ören , Ramazan Tezcan

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı; ilköğretim 7. sınıf fen bilgisi dersinde öğrenme halkası yaklaşımının, öğrencilerin fen düşüncelerini düzeltmek. Araştırmada ön test oğlu test kontrol deseni kullanılmıştır. Çalışma; 2004-2005 eğitim yılıının ikinci döneminde Ankara'da yapılmıştır. Araştırma, Araştırma öğretmenin girdiği iki farklı şubeden toplam 56 yedinci sınıf öğrenci katılımı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. T-testi ve kovaryans analizleri kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar öğrenme halkası yaklaşımı ile ders gören öğrencilerin fen bilgisi dersine olan tutumlarının, geleneksel fen öğrenimi göstermektedir. Çalışmadan elde edilen bulgulara göre, ilköğretim fen bilgisi dersinde öğrencilerin derse olan pozitif tutumlarını arttırmak için öğrenme halkası yaklaşımından yararlanılabilir

Keywords

Öğrenme Halkası Yaklaşımı, Tutum, Fen Eğitimi, İlköğretim.

The Effectiveness of the Learning Cycle Approach on Learners' Attitude toward Science in Seventh Grade Science Classes of Elementary School

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the learning cycle approach on
learners’ attitude toward science in seventh grade science classes of elementary school. In this research, pretestposttest
control group design was used. This study was administered to a total 56 seventh grade students who
were being educated in two different science classes by the same teacher, in Ankara during the second term of
2004-2005. t-test and covariance analysis was used in the statistical analysis of data collected. The results
indicated that the learning cycle instruction group produced significantly higher positive attitudes toward science
as a school subject than the traditionally designed science instruction group. According to data results it can be
utilized to the learning cycle approach can be used to increase students’ positive attitudes toward science on
elementary science education.

Keywords

The Learning Cycle Approach, Attitude, Science Education, Elementary Education

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