USING CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT AS A GUIDE IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY TEACHING: A CASE STUDY

Year 2007, Volume: 15 Issue: 2, 603 - 618, 01.10.2007

Mehmet Yalçın Ahmet Gürses

Abstract

In this case study, it was aimed to explore the effect of assessment embedded in teaching on students’ learning and class atmosphere and to determine how it works in a physical chemistry classroom. The research sample consists of 38 undergraduate chemistry students attending physical chemistry course in Kazım Karabekir Education Faculty, Ataturk University. The study was carried out in Physical Chemistry course through 12 weeks. From the analysis of the results, it was suggested five empiric assertions. It was concluded that assessment embedded teaching has positive effects on proving class atmosphere and students’ understanding.

Keywords

assessment embedded teaching method

SÜREKLİ DEĞERLENDİRMENİN FİZİKOKİMYA ÖĞRETİMİNDE REHBER OLARAK KULLANIMI: BİR DURUM ÇALIŞMASI

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, değerlendirme esaslı öğretim yönteminin bir sınıfta nasıl işlediğini ortaya koymak ve bu yöntemin öğrenciler ve sınıf atmosferi üzerine etkisini tespit etmektir. Çalışmanın örneklemini, Atatürk Üniversitesi K.K. Eğitim Fakültesi Kimya Öğretmenliği Anabilim Dalında okuyan toplam 38 üçüncü sınıf öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Bu çalışmada 12 hafta boyunca Fizikokimya dersinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yoruma dayalı araştırma metodunun kullanıldığı çalışmada elde edilen verilerin analizinden beş ampirik iddia ileri sürüldü. Değerlendirme esaslı öğretim yönteminin öğrencilerin öğrenmesi ve sınıf atmosferi üzerine olumlu bir etkiye sahip olduğu sonucuna varıldı.

Keywords

değerlendirme esaslı öğretim yöntemi

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