Abstract
This study aims to research the impacts of science teaching enriched with technological applications on the science course achievement levels of 7th grade students. 13 weeks long research was carried out with 7th grade students studying at a state secondary school in Turkey in 2016. In the study, quasi-experimental method, experimental design with the pretest-posttest control group was used. There were 83 students (control=42, experiment=41) in the study group. “Science Achievement Test” developed by the researchers was used as data collection tool. There are 28 multiple-choice, four-choice items in the achievement test covering subjects taught, and the KR 20 reliability coefficient is 0.78. “Science Achievement Test” was used as the pretest, posttest, and follow-up test. Teaching was carried out by the same science teacher in the science class in both the control and experiment groups. In the control group, student-centered learning approach suitable to the 2013 Science Course Curriculum was given to the students, and no experimental procedure was applied. In the experiment group, 2013 Science Course Curriculum was followed, and teaching was carried out with technology enriched science teaching applications. At the end of the research, it was found that the achievement levels of the experiment group with the technology enriched science teaching applications increased significantly and was higher at a meaningful level than the achievement of the control group students. According to this findings, it can be suggested that technology enriched teaching should also be used in science teaching to address individual differences by enriching teaching.
Highlights
The statistical method to be used in the analysis of quantitative data was investigated before students’ achievement pretest, posttest, follow-up test scores and first-semester science course grades were analyzed
This result shows that the students in the experimental group have similar levels of science achievements at the end of the experimental procedure and 6 weeks after the experimental procedure. These results demonstrate that technology enriched science teaching practices are effective at a significant level in improving the achievement levels of science teaching and maintaining its permanence
This research was realized to investigate the impact of science teaching enriched with technological applications on the science achievements of 7th grade students
Summary
One of the prominent variables affecting the achievement in a course is the attitude towards that course (Cheung, 2009; Erokten, 2017; Guden & Timur, 2016; Gurbuzoglu Yalmanci, 2016). For this reason, one of the most prominent aims of parents and educators should be to improve and increase the attitudes of students towards the class in a positive way (Akcay, Aydogdu, Yildirim, & Sensoy, 2005). Technology enriched teaching can contribute to the achievements of the students by improving attitudes towards the course with interesting and interactive technological applications that can provide attendance
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