The use of multi-teaching strategies and out-of-class learning environment in teaching force and energy unit in science course

Authors : Dilek Güven Hastürk, Bünyamin Bavlı

Pages : 79-93

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Publication Date : 2024-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Science is a multidisciplinary course that also includes topics related to Physics. The existing literature shows that secondary school students have more learning difficulties in Physics units than in units belonging to other disciplines. In line with this, practical action research was designed to address the identified challenge. The participants of this study consisted of 38 students studying at the 7th grade level in a public school in Istanbul. Within the scope of the study, lesson plans were prepared for the teaching of Force and Energy unit. Lesson plans were designed primarily in accordance with kinesthetic learning, and also in accordance with the discovery teaching approach and cooperative learning methods, and teaching was carried out in an out-of-class learning environment. In this Qualitative Action Research (QAR) study, data were collected through unstructured participant observations, student reflective journals and structured interviews with student parents. Content analysis method was employed in the analysis of the data. The results of the study presented that, engagement and motivation of the students increased, experienced learning difficulties decreased, and their learning was realized at a higher level.
Keywords : Ortaokul, Fen Bilimleri, Kuvvet ve Enerji Ünitesi, Sınıf Dışı Öğrenme Ortamı, Eylem Araştırması.