Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching,Volume 12, Issue 2, Article 11 (Dec., 2011) Öznur KILIÇ and Ünsal UMDU TOPSAKAL The effectiveness of using student and teacher centered analogies on the development of the students’ cognitive and affective skills Contents Next

The effectiveness of using student and teacher centered analogies on the development of the students’ cognitive and affective skills¹

 

Öznur KILIDz and Ünsal UMDU TOPSAKAL³

²Sakarya University, Institute of Science, 54187 Adapazari, Sakarya, TURKEY

E-mail: znurkl54@gmail.com

³Yildiz Technical University, Education Faculty, Department of Primary Science Education, Istanbul, TURKEY

³Correspondence author E-mail: topsakal@yildiz.edu.tr

 

Received 24 Nov., 2010
Revised 30 Sept., 2011

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Contents

• Abstract
• Introduction
• The Aim of the Study
• Methodology
• Course Content
• Teacher Centered Analogy Technique
• The Student Centered Analogy Technique
• Sample
• Date Collection
• Analysis of the Data
• Findings
• Conclusions and Discussion
• Implications
• References

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of teacher-centered and student-centered analogies on student academic achievement, conceptual understanding and attitude, concerning the topic of the circulatory system in a science and technology lesson. A quasi-experimental design was used. The sample consists of 49 sixth grade students in Turkey. The result is that both groups of students showed a significant difference comparing pre-test and post-test results in terms of academic achievement, conceptual understanding and attitude toward science course.

Keywords: Science Education, Analogy Technique, Circulatory System