EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF USING DIFFERENT TEACHING METHODS IN LEISURE EDUCATION: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Year 2017, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 97 - 109, 15.09.2017

Süleyman Munusturlar

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to
examine the effects of leisure education practices using different teaching
methods. In this study, quasi-experimental research methodology has been used
in the framework of pretest - posttest design without the use of a control
group. In total, 155 students between the age of 9-13 (experimental I group: 76
students, experiment II group: 79 students) were selected through a convenience
sampling method. The Leisure Education Scale (LES) developed by Munusturlar
(2014) was used to measure leisure education levels of students in the study.
In order to examine the difference between the pretest- posttest measurements
of groups I and II; Paired Sample T-Test has been used as a parametric test.
The Independent Samples T-Test was used to examine the difference between the
pretest-posttest access results of experimental groups I and II. As a result of
the statistical analyses, it was determined that the leisure education score
averages in the experimental groups I and II were significantly different in
favor of the posttest. When the difference between the pretest-posttest access
results of the two groups was examined, it was found that the leisure education
had a significant difference in favor of the experimental group I that experienced
play-based teaching method in the sub-dimensions of problem-solving and social
interaction skills. As a result, it can be concluded that both lecture-teaching
and play-based teaching methods are effective in terms of leisure education
applications.

Keywords

Leisure education, formal education, teaching methods, play-based teaching, lecture based teaching

References

• Sivan (1997): Recent Developments In Leisure Education Research And Implementation, World Leisure & Recreation, 39 (2), 41-44.