Abstract:

In this study, education based on ARCS Motivation Model design principles and traditional education were compared in terms of student success and the continuance of learning. To this end, an educative software suitable to the design principles of ARCS Motivation Model for Microsoft Excels' "statistical functions" theme was prepared.With a pretest of the experimental and control group, the equivalence of the groups were determined. In the control group the laboratory study was performed with the traditional method and in the experimental group ,education was given with the prepared educative software. At the end of the education, a final exam to both groups and a continuance exam after completion of the education program were performed. The findings after the analysis reflect, that the performed education, based on the according to ARCS Motivation Model designed software, compared to the laboratory study with traditional methods, relatively increases the grade of academic success much significantly

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