The Impact of Elective Application of Science Lessons on Sciences Courses: A Qualitative Study of 6th Grade Students

Year 2016, Special Issue 2016 II, 143 - 156, 01.02.2016

Pınar Ural Keleş Mehmet Akif Haşıloğlu Süleyman Aydın , Ayşegül Öner

https://doi.org/10.17275/per.16.spi.2.15

Abstract

This
study was conducted with the aim of identifying the impact of elective
Application of Science lessons on science courses, based on the opinions of
students. The study sample comprised fifteen volunteer 6th Grade students at
secondary education level from a school in the Turkish province of Ağrı, who
were given elective Application of Science lessons during the spring semester
of the 2014/15 academic year. The data of this qualitative study was collected
using the semi-structured interview technique, in accordance with the case
study method. The data collected by the interviews were subjected to
descriptive and content analysis. Results of the study showed that students
enjoyed the elective Application of Science lessons and that they would like to
take the subject again in the next grade level as it made it easier for them to
learn topics related to science and contributed to their successful performance
in science. The study also found that the elective Application of Science
lessons were utilized to solve experiments or to teach topics in other science
activities. Among other recommendations, it is emphasized that the teacher’s
guidebook for elective Application of Science lessons, for all grade levels (5, 6, 7, 8), should be published as
soon as possible

Keywords

Elective application of science lessons, science, student opinions

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