The Impact of Guiding Materials on Students’ Conceptual Understanding: The Case of "What Is the Earth's Crust Composed of?"

The aim of this research is to determine the effect of the use of guidance material based on the 5E model on students’ conceptual understanding of a topic entitled "What is the earth’s crust composed of?”. The sample consists of 40 students from the 5th grade (experimental group 20, control gro...

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Published in:Journal of education and training studies 2017-02, Vol.5 (2), p.194-206
Main Authors: Çoruhlu, Tülay Şenel, Nas, Sibel Er
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Concept Formation
Content Analysis
Control Groups
Earth Science
Elementary School Students
Experimental Groups
Foreign Countries
Freehand Drawing
Grade 5
Instructional Materials
Pretests Posttests
Quasiexperimental Design
Science Instruction
Scientific Concepts
Semi Structured Interviews
Statistical Analysis
Teaching Methods
Tests
Textbooks
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Summary:The aim of this research is to determine the effect of the use of guidance material based on the 5E model on students’ conceptual understanding of a topic entitled "What is the earth’s crust composed of?”. The sample consists of 40 students from the 5th grade (experimental group 20, control group 20). A concept test, a drawing test, and semi-structured interview questions were used for data collection. In the experiment group, guidance material prepared according to the 5E model was used; the control group was conducted using the existing textbook. Student responses were examined in terms of the following categories: complete understanding, partial understanding, alternative concept, no response or irrelevant responses. The quantitative data obtained from the experimental and the control groups were compared by using the Mann-Whitney U-test. Content analysis was used to analyze students’ drawings. In conclusion, it was determined that the guidance materials developed according to 5E model have a positive effect (U=76.00, p
ISSN:2324-805X
2324-8068
DOI:10.11114/jets.v5i2.2169