The Effect of Learning Gallery Teaching Technique on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Levels of Secondary School Students

Authors : Betül Kaygısız, Ezgi Güven Yıldırım, Ayşe Nesibe Önder

Pages : 148-163

Doi:10.48174/buaad.1568400

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Publication Date : 2024-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aims to examine the effect of the learning gallery teaching technique supported by innovative activities on students\\\' innovation skills and science-based entrepreneurship skills. The study group consisted of 40 students studying in the 7th grade of a secondary school in İdil District of Şırnak Province in the 2021-2022 academic year. The model of the study was determined as an unequalized control group pre-test-post-test design from quantitative research methods. The Innovation Skills Scale, developed by Chell and Athayde (2009) and adapted to Turkish by Akkaya (2016) in 2016, and the Science-Based Entrepreneurship Scale, developed by Deveci (2016), were used as data collection tools in the research. In accordance with the purpose of the study, the data collection process was carried out within the scope of the 7th Grade Science course, which covered the subject of Household Waste and Recycling. Before starting the application, one of the groups was determined as the experimental group by random assignment. Innovation Skills Scale and Science-Based Entrepreneurship Scale were applied to both the experimental and control groups as pre-tests. Then, the application process was started, in the experimental group, the learning gallery teaching technique supported by innovative activities was used in teaching the subject of Household Waste and Recycling, and in the control group, the application process was carried out with the research inquiry-based teaching techniques included in the curriculum. The application process continued for 4 weeks in both groups. In the application process, in the control group, the subject of Household Waste and Recycling was processed in accordance with the curriculum and innovative activities prepared by the researchers were not used in this group. At the end of the application, the same scales were applied to both groups as post-tests. The results obtained from the study showed that there was no significant difference between the innovation skill and science-based entrepreneurship levels of the experimental and control group students before the application. After the application process, a significant difference was found between the innovation skill and science-based entrepreneurship levels of the students in the experimental and control groups in favor of the experimental group. In the light of the findings obtained from the study, it is recommended that further studies be conducted on the learning gallery teaching technique with future studies. In addition, the effect of this technique on different variables can be examined, and the study can be repeated with different grade levels and different units.
Keywords : evsel atık, geri dönüşüm, girişimcilik, inovasyon, öğrenme galerisi