THE EFFECT OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION IN THE LEARNING OF URINARY SYSTEM AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEM UNITS FOR THE SCIENCE TEACHER CANDIDATES

Year 2006, Volume: 14 Issue: 2, 465 - 472, 01.10.2006

Murat Pektaş Lütfullah Türkmen Kemal Solak

Abstract

The purpose of study is to compare the effect of computer assisted education on the students following science education program in digestion and urinary systems with the students learning the same unit with traditional teaching method. The study was designed as a queasy-experimental way with an experimental and a control groups taking pre and post achievement tests. The sample of study was 43 science teacher candidates in junior level during 2005-2006 academic year. The scale with the 50 multi-choice tests was employed to measure students’ achievement after applying validity and reliability studies Cronbach alfa 0.89 . To analyze the data, independent and paired t-tests were used to check the hypotheses of study as well as some descriptive statistics were given. In the experimental group, the computer program prepared with the “ToolBook” software assisted students to learn the units of digestion and urinary during 6 weeks study period. In the control group, the same units were taught with traditional methods. In the result, students on the computer assisted education group showed statistically higher achievement than those students in the control group taught with traditional methods.

Keywords

Computer Assisted Instruction, Biology Teaching, Instructional Software.

BİLGİSAYAR DESTEKLİ ÖĞRETİMİN FEN BİLGİSİ ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ SİNDİRİM SİSTEMİ VE BOŞALTIM SİSTEMİ KONULARINI ÖĞRENMELERİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, bilgisayar destekli öğretimin fen bilgisi öğretmenliği alanında öğrenim gören öğrencilerin sindirim sistemi ve boşaltım sistemi konularını öğrenmeleri üzerine olan etkisini geleneksel öğretim yöntemiyle karşılaştırmaktır. Deneysel çalışma olarak planlanan araştırmada öntest son-test kontrol gruplu model kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini 2005–2006 eğitim-öğretim yılında 3. sınıf düzeyinde bulunan 43 fen bilgisi öğretmen adayı öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması 0.89 Cronbach Alfa yapılan 50 soruluk çoktan seçmeli sınav, ön-test ve son-test olarak uygulanmıştır. Verilerin analizi için bağımsız, eşleştirilmiş t-testi ve tanımsal istatistiksel yöntemler kullanılmıştır. Deney grubunda “ToolBook” adlı öğretim yazılımıyla sindirim sistemleri ve boşaltım sistemleri konusu altı hafta süreyle işlenmiştir. Kontrol grubunda ise aynı konular geleneksel öğretim yöntemi kullanılarak anlatılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda, bilgisayar destekli öğretim ile öğrenim gören öğrencilerin sindirim ve boşaltım konularını öğrenmede geleneksel öğretim yöntemleri ile öğrenim gören öğrencilere göre daha başarılı oldukları sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

Bilgisayar Destekli Öğretim, Biyoloji Öğretimi, Öğretim Yazılımı.

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