The Effect of Guide Material Developed Based on Inquiry-Based Learning on 6th Grade Students’ Competence for Learning Science

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ABSTRACT:The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of an activity set developed according to the inquiry-based learning approach in the unit "Particulate Structure of Matter" on students' competence for learnıng science. The study was conducted with 42 sixth grade students attending two sixth grade classes of a secondary school. In this study, pre-test and posttest control group experimental designs were used. The findings of the study revealed that science and technology learning supported with the guided activities developed in line with the inquirybased learning approach have no significant effects on students' competence for learning science, but have significant effects some competence scale for learning science sub-dimension.Keywords: competence for learning science, guiding activity set, inquiry-based learning approach, the particulate structure of matter Extended AbstractPurpose and Significance: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of an activity set developed according to the inquiry-based learning approach in the unit "Particulate Structure of Matter" on students' Competence for learning science.When the studies in the related literature are examined, is seen that though there are many studies focusing on the effects of inquiry-based science activities on elementary and high school students' science process skills (Erdoğan, 2005;Sullivan, 2008;Şimşek & Kabapınar, 2010;Tatar, 2006;Wu & Hsieh, 2006;Wu & Krajcik 2006), academic achievement (Akpullukçu 2011; Armstrong, 2007; Bağcaz, 2009;Marx et al. 2004; Sensoy, 2009;Tatar, 2006; Wallace, Tsoi, Calke, & Darley, 2003), attitudes (Akpullukçu 2011;Küçüker, 2008;McDonald, 2004;Tatar, 2006), motivation (McPhedran, 2006), critical thinking skills (Evren, 2012;McDonald, 2004), reasoning and discussion (Gillies et al., 2013), understand concepts about the nature of science (Khishfe ve Abd-El-Khalick, 2002), although many studies on the learning-based approach to research, there is no study looking at the effect of inquiry-based teaching on students' competence for learning science. In this connection, demonstration of how to use inquiry-based activities in science and technology classes and eliciting the effect of * The aforementioned guide material was developed by the researcher within the PhD thesis. ** Corresponding Author: Assist. Prof. Dr., Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey, meltemduran2@gmail.com Duran, M. (2016). Araştırmaya dayalı öğrenme temelli geliştirilen rehber materyalin 6. sınıf öğrencilerinin fen öğrenme yeterliği üzerine etkisi. Kuramsal Eğitimbilim Dergisi [Journal of Theoretical Educational Science], 9(1), 85-110. Citation Information

Investigating the Effects of Web-Based Science Material for Guided Inquiry Approach on Information and Communication Skills of Students

“…Information and communication skills are among the 21 st century skills (ACT21S, 2018;Chu et al, 2012;Hilton, 2010;MoNE, 2013;P21, 2018) and it would be fair to state that the development of these skills is essential in science education. With respect to inquiry-based learning it is believed that the material used will have positive effects on students' informatics and communication skills, since it enables students to plan by questioning, communicating and selecting appropriate evidence (Duran, 2016;Hilton, 2010). In fact nowadays informatics and communication skills are gaining importance with the developments in technology along with the increase in the variety of interaction patterns such as group work.…”