Abstract:

In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of learning experiences of 4th grade students in Science and Technology Course, designed according to 5e Learning Model, on students’ levels of learning and attitude. In this research, a pre-test post-test control group experimental design was used. The retention-consistency tests were also administered three months after the post-test. The study was carried out for 18 weeks in the “Fourth Grade Science and Technology” course in Ankara Özel Tevfik Fikret Primary Schools. The students at 4A and 4E sections, who took this course in the 2011–2012 academic years constituted the samples of the study. The 5e Learning Model instructional design was implemented in the experimental group while traditional teaching methods and activities were carried out in the control group. The preparation of experimental instructional design complied with the application principles of 5e Learning Model. In order to compare the experimental and the control groups in terms of dependent variables, covariance analysis was used. In the study, it was observed that there is a meaningful difference between the control and experimental groups about students’ retention of learning levels and attitudes in favour of the experimental group.

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