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Abstract enThe aim of this research is to analyze effect of blended learning environment on secondary (middle) school student's motivation and attitude in social studies class. Pretest-posttest control group quasi experimental design was utilized in this study. The study was conducted with 52 students in experimental group and 55 students in control group studying in grade 7. According to this study, blended learning environment students' average of attitudes towards the course showed a meaningful increase when compared to face-to-face model. No meaningful statistical differences were detected for students’ motivation between blended learning and face-to-face learning environment. However, in blended learning approach, average development of student motivation toward the course showed a meaningful rise when compared to face-to-face learning approach.

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