Abstract
Even if the topics are abstract in biology education, they are very suitable for association to daily life. The context-based learning approach is one of the approaches that is student-centered and provides a connection between daily life and scientific knowledge. Research has determined that the context-based learning approach increases the students’ learning about the subject, their interest, and motivation by using examples from daily life. In Turkey, the context-based approach first began to be used in chemistry education. This approach was first applied in biology education in 2008. Nineteen theses and articles completed regarding the context-based approach in biology education in Turkey were encountered when researched. All of these studies were done by using experimental methods. It was determined in research conducted with students of different age groups that context-based learning has a positive effect on motivation as well as on academic success. The effect of the method can be investigated by studying different subjects within biology and with different sample groups.
Highlights
Teaching in recent years had faced many problems such as the high amount of information to be taught, the lack of relationships between information, and information pollution caused by the ease in terms of acquisition of information and not giving sufficient importance to the information
Even if the topics are abstract in biology education, they are very suitable for association to daily life
This study aims to investigate the biology education studies which use a context-based learning approach in Turkey
Summary
Teaching in recent years had faced many problems such as the high amount of information to be taught, the lack of relationships between information, and information pollution caused by the ease in terms of acquisition of information and not giving sufficient importance to the information. Strong interaction between students and teachers ensures that the learning environment is healthy The fact that this point of interaction is connected with life is important for permanence and easy understanding of the information. The context-based learning approach enables students to explore scientific concepts through daily life contexts. It increases students’ motivation to learn science, and permanence of knowledge (Barker & Millar, 1999; Özay-Köse & Çam-Tosun, 2011, Gilbert, Bulte & Pilot, 2011; Herranen et al, 2019; Jeffery, Cass, & Sweeder, 2019). The availability of different methods gives flexibility to the approach and enables it to be used with different strategies Topics such as genetics, cell structure, microorganisms, and living chemistry in biology education are abstract topics. In his study, which he compared with lessons taught using traditional methods, he found that there was a positive increase in students’ achievements
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