The Effect of Teaching Practices with Real Life Content in “Heat and Temperature” and “Movement and Force” Learning Areas

  • Muhammed Said Akar M. Said Akar
  • Sema Altun Yalçın
  • Paşa Yalçın
  • Meryem Özturan Sağırlı

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to investigate the effect of the Context-based Instruction Applications, prepared using verbal problems with real-life content and scenarios, on the level of pre-service teachers' learning areas of "heat and temperature" and "movement and force" and their level of creating contexts in daily life. The effect of the Context-based Instruction Applications the pre-service science teachers’ level of associating science subjects and concepts with daily life was investigated. The research, which was conducted based on the single group pre-test and post-test experimental pattern, was carried out with 30 pre-service science teachers and data were collected with open-ended questionnaires prepared related to the use of learning areas in real life. At the end of the research, an increase was determined in the pre-service teachers’ levels of associating the learning fields with daily life, that is, creating contexts between concepts and daily life. In addition, after the applications, it was observed that the pre-service teachers made associations more detailed and with different real-world application areas in real life.

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Published
2022-11-15
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AKAR, Muhammed Said et al. The Effect of Teaching Practices with Real Life Content in “Heat and Temperature” and “Movement and Force” Learning Areas. European Journal of Physics Education, [S.l.], v. 13, n. 2, p. 30-52, nov. 2022. ISSN 1309-7202. Available at: <https://eu-journal.org/index.php/EJPE/article/view/332>. Date accessed: 26 apr. 2024.
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