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Anadolu Türk Eğitim Dergisi 2025, Clt. 7(1) 22-37
Examining student achievement and experiences in the teaching of the topic matter and ındustry art based on activities
ss. 22 - 37
Yayın Tarihi: Haziran 30, 2025 | Görüntüleme Sayısı: 0/0 | İndirilme Sayısı: 0/0
Özet
Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of teaching the eight-grade science topic "Matter and Industry" using educational songs and visual arts activities, in addition to the methods in the curriculum, on academic achievement and to explore student experiences. A sequential explanatory mixed-methods research design was used in this study. Study group consists of twenty-six eighth-grade students from a public middle school in Seydişehir, Konya, during the 2023-2024 academic year. In the quantitative part of the research, a quasi-experimental design with experimental and control groups was used. Data were collected through an achievement test, and the analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics 22. It was found that there was no statistically significant difference in the achievement scores of the experimental and control groups, but the academic average increases of both groups were the same. This result reveals that teaching science through art is as effective as standard curriculum methods in terms of students' academic achievement. In the qualitative part, a phenomenology design was used. Data were collected using semi-structured interview forms and student diaries, and content analysis was used to interpret the findings using the MAXQUDA programme. According to the findings, it was observed that science teaching integrated with artistic activities had a positive impact on students' cognitive, affective, psychomotor, and entrepreneurial skills. It is recommended that further research be conducted on the effects of incorporating artistic activities into science education, particularly regarding imagination, creativity skills, and knowledge retention.
Keywords: Science, Matter and Industry, Educational Songs, Visual Arts
Öz
Bu araştırmanın amacı; ortaokul 8. Sınıf fen bilimleri dersi “Madde ve Endüstri” konusunun öğretim programındaki yöntemlerin yanında eğitici şarkı ve görsel sanat etkinlikleri ile öğretiminin akademik başarı üzerindeki etkilerini incelemek ve öğrenci deneyimlerini ortaya çıkarmaktır. Çalışmada karma yöntem araştırmalarından, açıklayıcı sıralı karma yöntemler araştırma deseni kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2023-2024 eğitim öğretim yılında Konya ili Seydişehir ilçesindeki bir devlet ortaokulunda yer alan 26 sekizinci sınıf öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın nicel bölümünde deney ve kontrol gruplarının olduğu yarı deneysel desen kullanılmıştır. Veriler başarı testi ile toplanmış, testlerin analizi IBM SPSS Statistics 22 programı ile yapılmıştır. Deney ve kontrol gruplarının başarı puanlarında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farkın olmadığı ancak her iki grubun akademik ortalama artışlarının aynı olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu sonuç sanatla fen öğretiminin öğrencilerin akademik başarıları üzerinde standart müfredat yöntemleri kadar etkili olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Araştırmanın nitel desen bölümünde fenomenoloji deseni kullanılmıştır. Veriler yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formları ve öğrenci günlükleri ile toplanmış, bulguların çözümlenmesinde MAXQUDA programı ile içerik analizinden yararlanılmıştır. Elde edilen verilere göre sanat etkinlikleri ile planlanan fen öğretiminin öğrenenlerde bilişsel, duyuşsal, psikomotor ve girişimcilik becerilerine olumlu etki ettiği görülmüştür. Sanat etkinliklerinin yer aldığı fen bilimleri öğretiminin hayal gücü, yaratıcılık becerileri ve bilgilerin kalıcılığına etkisiyle ilgili araştırmaların yapılabileceği önerilmektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Fen Bilimleri, Madde ve Endüstri, Eğitici Şarkılar, Görsel Sanatlar
Anaktar kelimeler: Science, Matter and Industry, Educational Songs, Visual Arts
APA 7th edition
Kurt, D., & Kocak, N. (2025). Examining student achievement and experiences in the teaching of the topic matter and ındustry art based on activities. Anadolu Türk Eğitim Dergisi, 7(1), 22-37.
Harvard
Kurt, D. and Kocak, N. (2025). Examining student achievement and experiences in the teaching of the topic matter and ındustry art based on activities. Anadolu Türk Eğitim Dergisi, 7(1), pp. 22-37.
Chicago 16th edition
Kurt, Dilek and Nuriye Kocak (2025). "Examining student achievement and experiences in the teaching of the topic matter and ındustry art based on activities". Anadolu Türk Eğitim Dergisi 7 (1):22-37.
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