The Effects of Project Based Learning with the Extracurricular Practice on Secondary School Students Cover Image

Okul Dışı Gerçekleştirilen Proje Tabanlı Öğrenme Yaklaşımının Ortaokul Öğrencilerine Etkisinin Araştırılması
The Effects of Project Based Learning with the Extracurricular Practice on Secondary School Students

Author(s): Faruk ŞİMŞEK, Ergin HAMZAOĞLU
Subject(s): School education, Evaluation research
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Scientific process skills; Outdoor school; Project-based learning; STEM attitude;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of outdoor school project-based learning approach on 6th grade students' scientific process skills and science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) attitudes. working group of the study at a state secondary school in Turkey are a total of 56 students in two different classes. The research was carried out in the second semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. In the research, semi-experimental pattern with pretest-posttest control group was used. Apart from the current curriculum, the outdoor school project-based learning approach was applied to the experimental group, and only the current curriculum was applied to the control group. Scientific process skills and STEM attitude scale were applied as pre-test and at the end of the application, the same tests were applied as post-test. Findings obtained from the study show that the experimental group has a higher average in terms of scientific process skills and STEM attitude scale compared to the control group and a significant difference has occurred.

  • Issue Year: 18/2020
  • Issue No: Sp. Issue
  • Page Range: 395-404
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Turkish
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