Description:
A hybrid teaching model, which contains 44% peer tutoring, 26% group and class discussion, 26% problem solving within group, 4% demonstration and finally some homework activities that contain problem construction and problem solving activities, is developed and administered to teach the uncertainty principle. Pre-test and post-test control grouped experimental model is employed in the research with a sampling of 35 undergraduate students. Data of the research was collected by means of a “Single Slit Diffraction Experiment Classical Exam” which is made up of 8 separate questions and a “Semi Structured Interview Form”. The content is formed through the single Slit Diffraction Experiment in order to investigate the Uncertainty Principle especially the limits of classical and quantum mechanical regions. The data were analyzed by means of Mann Whitney U Test and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and additionally qualitative analyses techniques are employed. The overall results clearly indicate that the hybrid approach is more effective than the conventional technique on academic achievement, retention and on building true student conceptions.