Abstract:

In order to increase our country’s scientific research and technological development capacity, it is important that students experience the FeTeMM (Fen, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) activities. The objective of this research is to determine the impact of the problem-based FeTeMM activities, supported by the concept cartoon, on the academic achievements of high school fifth class students and the level of conceptual understanding. In the study, a single-group pre-test-final test experimental pattern was used. The research participants consist of 17 fifth-class students who studied in a state school in the Akhisar district of Manisa during the good period of the 2017 - 2018 educational year. In the research, the academic success test developed by researchers and the conceptual understanding test were used. Non-parametric tests are used in data analysis. The research was carried out in the course of Science and Practices for a total of 10 weeks and 20 hours for two lessons per week. The research has found that the activities carried out in the study have statistically significantly increased student academic achievements and conceptual level of understanding. It has also been concluded that the problem-based FeTeMM activities supported by concept cartoons are more positive than the impact of students on their conceptual understanding on their academic achievements. There was no statistically meaningful difference between the academic achievements of girls and boys students after practice and the conceptual level of understanding. In light of the achieved results, recommendations were made on the effective use of problem-based learning in FeTeMM activities.

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