Interacting Science through Web Quests

Ahmet Unal,Melek Altıparmak Karakuş

doi:10.13189/ujer.2016.040712

Ahmet Unal, Melek Altıparmak Karakuş

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https://doi.org/10.13189/ujer.2016.040712

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of WebQuests on elementary students' science achievement, attitude towards science and attitude towards web supported education in teaching 7th grade subjects (Ecosystems, Solar System). With regard to this research, Achievement Test, Attitude towards Science Scale and Attitude towards Web Supported Education Scale have been applied to seventh grade elementary science students as pre-test and post-test. Moreover, while the experimental group was using WebQuest activities during the lesson, the control group students used concurrent Science and Technology curriculum based activities. The findings of the research have examined and analyzed through the SPSS program. The outputs showed that there emerged a meaningful difference between the control and experimental group favoring the experimental group for science achievement and attitude towards web supported education whereas no meaningful difference between control and experimental group for attitude towards science has been found.

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IntroductionCompared to preceding science curricula today, it becomes an obligatory rather than a choice to integrate educational technologies in classroom environment
Use of technology in learning environments is getting wider and wider day by day
In order to examine the effects of the WebQuest method on the 7th grade students' academic achievement in Science and Technology courses, the control and experimental group students' initial academic levels were identified in terms of equality

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Compared to preceding science curricula today, it becomes an obligatory rather than a choice to integrate educational technologies in classroom environment. Use of educational technologies in science lessons will enable students to reach valuable knowledge and it enhances the communication between student-student and student-teacher [1]. The Internet is one of the most effective ways to access information The use of this unlimited information source in educational environments enables interactive, cooperative and effective student work [2]. The Use of Internet as a source of information for both inside and outside the classroom learning activities, supports the communication between teachers and students. It enables the students to work in collaboration and allows the teacher to use active learning strategies [3]. Internet-based learning materials support learning outside the classroom and the efficient use of time [3]

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