8. Sınıf Öğrencilerine Yönelik Fen-Matematik Temalı Bilim Kampının Değerlendirilmesi: “Gelin Tanış Olalım; Fen ve Matematiği Eğlenceli Kılalım!” Projesi

Abstract

In this research, it is aimed to evaluate the Project “Let’s Meet; Let's Turn Science and Mathematics into Fun!” for grade 8 students supported by TUBITAK under the projects of 4004 - Nature Education and Science Schools. The research is designed as convergent parallel mixed method design, which is one of the mixed research models. In the quantitative aspect of the study, one group pretest-posttest design, which is one of the pre-trial models and case study was used for qualitative aspect. There are two study groups of the research. Study Group I consists of 26 eighth grade students with high academic achievement who are socio-economically disadvantaged and have limited educational opportunities and who are educated in Karaman city center and in the center-affiliated villages in the 2017-2018 educational year. Study Group II consists of 8 project trainers specializing in different disciplines that carry out training activities within the scope of the project. The project targeted to evaluate in the study consists of activities designed by using rich teaching methods on the basis of learning by doing and experience towards science, mathematics and nature sciences. Within the scope of the project that lasted for five days and forty hours, Personal Information Form, mind map for the concept of “Science”, Student Satisfaction Survey, Lesson Observation Form and Focus Group Interview Form were used as data collection tools. The obtained data were analyzed by transcribing and as the result of the research it is discussed with the results of the project in the literature by determining the effectiveness of the Project