THE ASSESSMENT OF MULTIPLE WRITING ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING THE `ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY` SUBJECTS

Authors : Bülent KARAÇAR, İzzet KURBANOGLU

Pages : 275-282

Doi:10.24331/ijere.929401

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Publication Date : 2021-07-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, the effect of multiple writing activities in teaching `Ecosystem Ecology` subjects on the academic achievements of students was analyzed. The study was conducted in a high school in the Kaynarca district of the Sakarya province in the second term of the 2018-2019 academic year. The sample of the study consists of 48 students studying in the 10th grade. 48 students, which formed the sample, randomly formed Experiment 1 and Experiment 2 groups. While the Experiment 1 group was taught the `Ecosystem Ecology` subjects with classic-traditional teaching methods insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(direct instruction-catechize);, the Experiment 2 group was taught with multiple writing activities. The study is a quantitative research and the data were collected by using pretest-posttest with a quasi-experimental control group. The `Ecosystem Ecology` success test that was developed by the researcher was applied as the pre-test and post-test in the study as the data collection tool. The obtained data were analyzed by using the SPSS 20 statistical program with`Mann Whitney U Test` and `Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test`. Analysis results showed that compared to the classic-traditional teaching method, teaching“Ecosystem Ecology` subjects by using multiple writing activities positively affected the student`s success.
Keywords : Academic achievement, Biology education, Ecosystem Ecology, Multiple writing activities