EXAMINING EFFECT OF ANIMATION APPLICATIONS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COURSE
EXAMINING EFFECT OF ANIMATION APPLICATIONS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COURSE

Author(s): Sedat Yüksel, Mestan Boyaci
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education
Published by: Scientia Socialis, UAB
Keywords: animation; constructivist science education; teaching supported by computer
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine whether or not animation applications affect student achievement in science and technology course. For this purpose, effect of constructive approach supported by animations in the instruction of the unit “Living Organisms and Energy” to the 8th grade students on their academic achievement was investigated. This unit was taught to the experimental group using a constructivist approach supported by animations and to the control group using a constructivist approach without animations. For data collection, an achievement was developed and administered to experimental and control groups as pre-tests and post-tests. Collected data was analyzed using t-test and MANOVA. As a result of the research, it was revealed that supporting the constructivist approach with animations was more effective in increasing academic achievement.

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