The Effect of Web-based Instruction with Educational Animation Content at Sensory Organs Subject on Students’ Academic Achievement and Attitudes

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of web-based instruction with educational animation content at sensory organs subject on the 7th grade students’ academic achievement and attitudes in the science and technology course. Quasi- experimental research method was applied in this study. For this purpose, as a means of measuring, Science and Technology achievement test consisting of 30 questions and 15-itemed Science Course attitude scale developed by Geban et.al. (1994) were used. In experimental group, the sensory organs were explained with web-based instructional materials with educational animation content, and academic achievement test and attitude scale were applied as post-test; in the control group, subject of sensory organs were rendered in the traditional lecture method and application is finished with applying academic achievement test and attitude scale as post-test. As consequence of study, there is a meaningful difference in favor of experimental group on the academic achievement pre-test/post-test marks between experimental group instructed with web-based instructional materials with educational animation content and control group instructed with traditional lecture method. It is found that there is no significant difference on attitudes towards science and technology.