Increasing 8th Grade Students' Level of Associating the Concepts of Pressure Unit with Daily Life
Abstract
In this study, it was sought to answer the research question: Does the eighth-grade pressure unit teaching plan prepared by associating with daily life have an effect on increasing the level of students' associating the unit concepts with daily life? A quasi-experimental design was used in the study. The study groups consisted of 42 students studying at the 8th grade level. In the study, Pressure Unit Academic Achievement Test developed to measure the academic achievement of the students was used. In the analysis of data, ANCOVA was used to compare the post-test scores of both groups. According to the findings obtained, it was determined that the level of association with daily life of the experimental group students who attended the course prepared by associating with daily life was statistically better than the control group students. Keeping the possible effect of the achievement differences of the groups obtained in the pre-test under control, it was determined that the effect size value (η2 = 0.294) was quite large according to the Ancova analysis in the post-test. ‘Science is Life’ is why it is recommended to prepare and use lesson plans in which the relationship of the subject with daily life is established regardless of the subject.
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