The Effect of Song-and-Music-Supported Teaching of “Mitosis and Meiosis” on Different Variables and Students' Opinions

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 31 - 43, 28.06.2025

Elif Yürek , Emine Hatun Diken

https://doi.org/10.47156/jide.1684604

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of song- and music-supported teaching of the topic "Mitosis and Meiosis" on some variables and the opinions of the students after the song-and-music- supported teaching of the subject. A total of 11 students, who were in the 7th grade at a village school in a district of Kars participated in the research. As data collection tools in the study, an achievement test, a self- regulation scale, a self-efficacy belief scale, an "attitude scale", song lyrics related to the subject, and an "interview form" were used. In the quantitative results of this study, it was determined that teaching the topic with the support of song and music improved the students' academic success, self-regulation regarding science, and attitudes towards science lessons, and it did not change their self-efficacy beliefs towards learning science. In the qualitative results of the research, it was determined that after the teaching, they understood it “well” and “very well”, and they liked the science course very much. It can be concluded from the research that subjects that are difficult to understand might be taught with the support of songs and music.

Keywords

Mitosis and meiosis , teaching with song and music , 7th grade students.

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