The Effectiveness of Cooperative Learning On Teaching 8th Class Unit ‘Substance and Energy for Living Things’

dc.creator	Ünsal UMDU TOPSAKAL
dc.date	2010-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:30:56Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:30:56Z
dc.identifier	1302-5007
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/8205a8019e394dd480114a796fba7619
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/31024
dc.description	In this research, the effect of teaching with cooperative learning method and conventional learning methods on the academic success and attitudes of elementary school 8th grade students in Science and Technology lesson is analyzed comparatively. A testing and a control group that is randomly chosen from Sakarya city, Hendek district, An Elementary School 8th grade classes is formed for the research. “Substance and Energy for Living Things” unit is considered in both groups. The lessons in the testing group are treated with Ask Together, Learn Together technique of Cooperative Learning Method. In the research, achievement test and morale survey is applied to the testing and control group as pre-test and post-test. In order to profoundly consider these findings, pre and postinterviews are made with 6 students from the testing group. Unstructured observation technique is applied to the testing group in the course of the whole study. It is seen that cooperative learning method is more effective than conventional learning methods on attitudes to Science and Technology lessons. Although the final test scores of the experiment group students were higher than the final test scores of the control group students, the difference was not significant statistically. According to these findings, recommendations were suggested about the effect of cooperative learning method on improving the students’ achievement regarding science subjects.
dc.language	Turkish
dc.publisher	Ahi Evran University
dc.relation	http://kefad.ahievran.edu.tr/archieve/pdfler/Cilt11Sayi1/JKEF_11_1_2010_91-104.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1302-5007
dc.source	Journal of Kirsehir Education Faculty, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 91-104 (2010)
dc.subject	Cooperative learning methodology
dc.subject	Conventional learning methodology
dc.subject	Science and technology education
dc.subject	Methodology
dc.subject	Technique
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	The Effectiveness of Cooperative Learning On Teaching 8th Class Unit ‘Substance and Energy for Living Things’
dc.type	article