A Sample of Active Learning Application in Science Education: The Thema “Cell” with Educational Games
Year: 2012
Type: conference-paper
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: In the present study, the purpose is to develop an application within the context of active learning methods and techniques by using educational games to teach the topic “cell” in elementary school science and technology course and evaluate its impacts on academic achievement. In the study, “Achievement Test” was used in line with pretest-posttest design to collect data. The control group consists of 72 sixth grade students and the experimental group consists of 121 sixth grade students, totally 193 students make up the study group. In the analysis of the data, Two-Way ANOVA for Mixed Measures test was employed. The analysis revealed a significant difference between the mean achievement score of the experimental group and that of the control group favoring the experimental group.
Author: Naim Uzun
Institution: Aksaray University
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1986042269