Abstract:

The purpose of this research is to study the impact of the use of concept cartoon in the teaching of the "Simple Machines" unit included in the 8th grade of primary education science course in the teaching program on students' academic achievements and conceptual level of understanding. The research work group 2019-2020 Education-Teaching Year is composed of 81 students who study at the 8th grade of a secondary school located in Gaziantep, Shahinbey District. The study used a semi-experimental pattern with the last test control group. and 8. Two classes at the class level are randomly assigned, one as a control group and the other as a experiment group. The research control group is based on the existing MEB Science Course Undergraduate Program, while in the experiment group the courses are processed according to the MEB program supported by concept cartoons. The research used the "Simple Machinery Unit Success Test" and the "Simple Machinery Conceptual Understanding Test" as a data collection tool. The analysis of the data found that there was a statistically significant difference in the benefit of the experiment group between the test and control group’s final test success points and the conceptual understanding points. According to this conclusion, it can be said that the students of the experimental group applied the curriculum supported by the concept cartoons are more successful in terms of academic success and conceptual level of understanding than the control group students.

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