Research Article

Using Draw-Write-Tell Technique to Explore Middle School Students' Conceptions of the Social Studies Course

Volume: 11 Number: 2 April 30, 2020
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Using Draw-Write-Tell Technique to Explore Middle School Students' Conceptions of the Social Studies Course

Abstract

The current research aims to use the ‘draw-write-tell’ method to explore middle school students’ conceptions of the social studies course. The study group of this qualitative research consists of 200 middle school students attending public middle schools in the city center of Gaziantep. The study was carried out in three stages: In the first stage, to determine the participants’ overall conceptions of the social studies course, they were asked to draw the first five things that the course evoked in them. In the second stage, the participants were asked to pick one drawing among five, which they most identified with the social studies course, and write down why they picked that drawing. In the third stage, in-depth unstructured interviews were conducted with eight volunteering students. Results of the content analysis showed that students’ overall conceptions of the social studies course could be gathered under 10 themes. Also, drawings related to human geography and history were identified most with the social studies course. Besides, the reasons behind students’ conceptions of the social studies course were gathered under 12 themes. Our findings reveal that middle school students’ conceptions of the social studies course are very diverse and complex, but consistent with the general objectives of the social studies curriculum.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2020

Submission Date

February 26, 2020

Acceptance Date

April 29, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 11 Number: 2

APA
Üztemur, S., Dinç, E., & Ekinci, H. (2020). Using Draw-Write-Tell Technique to Explore Middle School Students’ Conceptions of the Social Studies Course. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 11(2), 280-305. https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.694629
AMA
1.Üztemur S, Dinç E, Ekinci H. Using Draw-Write-Tell Technique to Explore Middle School Students’ Conceptions of the Social Studies Course. TOJQI. 2020;11(2):280-305. doi:10.17569/tojqi.694629
Chicago
Üztemur, Servet, Erkan Dinç, and Hüsameddin Ekinci. 2020. “Using Draw-Write-Tell Technique to Explore Middle School Students’ Conceptions of the Social Studies Course”. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 11 (2): 280-305. https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.694629.
EndNote
Üztemur S, Dinç E, Ekinci H (April 1, 2020) Using Draw-Write-Tell Technique to Explore Middle School Students’ Conceptions of the Social Studies Course. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 11 2 280–305.
IEEE
[1]S. Üztemur, E. Dinç, and H. Ekinci, “Using Draw-Write-Tell Technique to Explore Middle School Students’ Conceptions of the Social Studies Course”, TOJQI, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 280–305, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.17569/tojqi.694629.
ISNAD
Üztemur, Servet - Dinç, Erkan - Ekinci, Hüsameddin. “Using Draw-Write-Tell Technique to Explore Middle School Students’ Conceptions of the Social Studies Course”. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 11/2 (April 1, 2020): 280-305. https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.694629.
JAMA
1.Üztemur S, Dinç E, Ekinci H. Using Draw-Write-Tell Technique to Explore Middle School Students’ Conceptions of the Social Studies Course. TOJQI. 2020;11:280–305.
MLA
Üztemur, Servet, et al. “Using Draw-Write-Tell Technique to Explore Middle School Students’ Conceptions of the Social Studies Course”. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, vol. 11, no. 2, Apr. 2020, pp. 280-05, doi:10.17569/tojqi.694629.
Vancouver
1.Servet Üztemur, Erkan Dinç, Hüsameddin Ekinci. Using Draw-Write-Tell Technique to Explore Middle School Students’ Conceptions of the Social Studies Course. TOJQI. 2020 Apr. 1;11(2):280-305. doi:10.17569/tojqi.694629

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