Innovation Practices in Elementary School Science and Technology Course and Their Effects on Students
Authors
Levent Kavacık
Hakan Kundak Secondary School
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Tuğba Yanpar Yelken
Mersin University, Faculty of Education, Department of of Curriculum and Instruction
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Hikmet Sürmeli
Mersin University, Faculty of Education, Department of Science Education
Author
Keywords:
Science and Technology course, Innovation practices, Project studies, Group working
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate effect of innovative projects that groups attended on students’ achievement, creativity, academic self concept and attitudes towards Science and Technology course. 67 sixth grade primary school students participated in this study. For this study the quasi experimental design with pre test and post test was applied in this research. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used for data analysis. There was no differences between experimental and control groups before the application. After the application significant differences were found in terms of achievement and academic self concept in the favor of experimental group. In addition, between pre test and post test aritmethic mean scores of experimental and control groups, significant differences were found. It was also found that students in experimental group had positive opinions regarding innovative or innovation projects.
