Research Article

The effect of metaconceptual teaching activities on 7th grade students’ understandings of and attitudes towards law related concepts

Volume: 9 Number: 2 April 30, 2020
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The effect of metaconceptual teaching activities on 7th grade students’ understandings of and attitudes towards law related concepts

Abstract

The aim of the study is to examine the effect of teaching activities supported with metaconceptual processes on 7th grade students’ conceptual understandings and attitudes of law related concepts in social studies course when compared with traditional instruction. In this quasi-experimental study, convenience-sampling method was used. This study was conducted in four classes of a social studies teacher. Two of the classes were randomly assigned as experimental group and the other two classes were randomly assigned as control group. The participants composed of 114 7th grade middle school students enrolled in a state school in Ankara. Experimental group was exposed to teaching activities supported with metaconceptual processes while control group was exposed to traditional teaching based on the current teaching program. For data collection, conceptual understanding and attitudes tests developed by researcher were used. The results indicate that teaching activities facilitating metaconceptual processes had more positive impact on students' conceptual understanding and attitudes towards law related concepts.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2020

Submission Date

December 10, 2019

Acceptance Date

April 7, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 9 Number: 2

APA
Sabancı, O., Kurnaz, Ş., & Yürük, N. (2020). The effect of metaconceptual teaching activities on 7th grade students’ understandings of and attitudes towards law related concepts. Turkish Journal of Education, 9(2), 154-178. https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.657698
AMA
1.Sabancı O, Kurnaz Ş, Yürük N. The effect of metaconceptual teaching activities on 7th grade students’ understandings of and attitudes towards law related concepts. TURJE. 2020;9(2):154-178. doi:10.19128/turje.657698
Chicago
Sabancı, Osman, Şefika Kurnaz, and Nejla Yürük. 2020. “The Effect of Metaconceptual Teaching Activities on 7th Grade Students’ Understandings of and Attitudes towards Law Related Concepts”. Turkish Journal of Education 9 (2): 154-78. https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.657698.
EndNote
Sabancı O, Kurnaz Ş, Yürük N (April 1, 2020) The effect of metaconceptual teaching activities on 7th grade students’ understandings of and attitudes towards law related concepts. Turkish Journal of Education 9 2 154–178.
IEEE
[1]O. Sabancı, Ş. Kurnaz, and N. Yürük, “The effect of metaconceptual teaching activities on 7th grade students’ understandings of and attitudes towards law related concepts”, TURJE, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 154–178, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.19128/turje.657698.
ISNAD
Sabancı, Osman - Kurnaz, Şefika - Yürük, Nejla. “The Effect of Metaconceptual Teaching Activities on 7th Grade Students’ Understandings of and Attitudes towards Law Related Concepts”. Turkish Journal of Education 9/2 (April 1, 2020): 154-178. https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.657698.
JAMA
1.Sabancı O, Kurnaz Ş, Yürük N. The effect of metaconceptual teaching activities on 7th grade students’ understandings of and attitudes towards law related concepts. TURJE. 2020;9:154–178.
MLA
Sabancı, Osman, et al. “The Effect of Metaconceptual Teaching Activities on 7th Grade Students’ Understandings of and Attitudes towards Law Related Concepts”. Turkish Journal of Education, vol. 9, no. 2, Apr. 2020, pp. 154-78, doi:10.19128/turje.657698.
Vancouver
1.Osman Sabancı, Şefika Kurnaz, Nejla Yürük. The effect of metaconceptual teaching activities on 7th grade students’ understandings of and attitudes towards law related concepts. TURJE. 2020 Apr. 1;9(2):154-78. doi:10.19128/turje.657698

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