Research Article

Determination of Middle School Students' Alternative Ideas in the "Conduction of Electricity" Unit through Score Analysis

Volume: 9 Number: 20 April 30, 2025
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Determination of Middle School Students' Alternative Ideas in the "Conduction of Electricity" Unit through Score Analysis

Abstract

This study aims to identify the alternative ideas of 6th-grade students regarding the "Conduction of Electricity" unit. Data were collected from students who had completed the electricity conduction unit. The study was conducted using a survey model with 54 6th-grade students. A test developed by Aydoğdu (2017) assessed student performance on the electricity conduction unit. The test consisted of 20 multiple-choice questions, and correct and incorrect responses were analyzed. The results showed that student responses fell into patterns such as high score-high concentration (HH), low score-low concentration (LL), medium score-medium concentration (MM), and medium score-low concentration (ML). Based on these patterns, students' alternative ideas were examined. It was found that students had misconceptions about electrical resistance and the factors that influence it. As a result, it is recommended that more efforts be made to detect and address learning deficiencies in the electricity conduction unit, that science teachers relate the topic more to everyday life during instruction, and that teachers actively work to correct students' alternative ideas.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Educational Psychology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2025

Submission Date

September 19, 2024

Acceptance Date

April 26, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 9 Number: 20

APA
Acet, İ., & Kurnaz, M. A. (2025). Determination of Middle School Students’ Alternative Ideas in the "Conduction of Electricity" Unit through Score Analysis. Disiplinlerarası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 9(20), 268-280. https://doi.org/10.57135/jier.1553159
AMA
1.Acet İ, Kurnaz MA. Determination of Middle School Students’ Alternative Ideas in the "Conduction of Electricity" Unit through Score Analysis. JIER. 2025;9(20):268-280. doi:10.57135/jier.1553159
Chicago
Acet, İlyas, and Mehmet Altan Kurnaz. 2025. “Determination of Middle School Students’ Alternative Ideas in the ‘Conduction of Electricity’ Unit through Score Analysis”. Disiplinlerarası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 9 (20): 268-80. https://doi.org/10.57135/jier.1553159.
EndNote
Acet İ, Kurnaz MA (April 1, 2025) Determination of Middle School Students’ Alternative Ideas in the "Conduction of Electricity" Unit through Score Analysis. Disiplinlerarası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 9 20 268–280.
IEEE
[1]İ. Acet and M. A. Kurnaz, “Determination of Middle School Students’ Alternative Ideas in the ‘Conduction of Electricity’ Unit through Score Analysis”, JIER, vol. 9, no. 20, pp. 268–280, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.57135/jier.1553159.
ISNAD
Acet, İlyas - Kurnaz, Mehmet Altan. “Determination of Middle School Students’ Alternative Ideas in the ‘Conduction of Electricity’ Unit through Score Analysis”. Disiplinlerarası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 9/20 (April 1, 2025): 268-280. https://doi.org/10.57135/jier.1553159.
JAMA
1.Acet İ, Kurnaz MA. Determination of Middle School Students’ Alternative Ideas in the "Conduction of Electricity" Unit through Score Analysis. JIER. 2025;9:268–280.
MLA
Acet, İlyas, and Mehmet Altan Kurnaz. “Determination of Middle School Students’ Alternative Ideas in the ‘Conduction of Electricity’ Unit through Score Analysis”. Disiplinlerarası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 9, no. 20, Apr. 2025, pp. 268-80, doi:10.57135/jier.1553159.
Vancouver
1.İlyas Acet, Mehmet Altan Kurnaz. Determination of Middle School Students’ Alternative Ideas in the "Conduction of Electricity" Unit through Score Analysis. JIER. 2025 Apr. 1;9(20):268-80. doi:10.57135/jier.1553159

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