Abstract:

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of robotic coding activities on students' academic achievement, anxiety and motivation towards science in the 5th grade "Electrical Circuit Elements" unit of Science course. The research has continued for 4 weeks in the 2nd semester of the 2021-2022 academic year by randomly selecting two classes of 5th grade students studying in a public school in Aksu district of Antalya province. The study has been conducted with 52 students, including 26 in class 5/A, the experimental group, and 26 in class 5/B, the control group. Quasi experimental design with pre-test and post-test control group has been used in the research. The researcher applied the lesson plan prepared with robotic coding activities to the experimental group and teaching methods and activities to the control group within the framework of the current science teaching program. The data collection tools used during the research were "Electrical Circuit Elements Academic Achievement Test, Motivation Scale for Science Learning and Anxiety Scale for Science". The data obtained at the end of the research were analyzed with Mann Withney U test. Necessary assumptions were provided. According to the data obtained, it was concluded that robotic coding applications increased students' academic achievement and positively affected their anxiety and motivation towards science.

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