An Experimental Comparison of Two Different Methods in Astronomy Teaching
Journal Title: Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
In this study, the efficiency of teaching with virtual reality programs (VRT) and teaching with physical models (PMT), which are widely used in astronomy teaching, have been compared experimentally. The study has a quasi-experimental design and it was conducted with 106 pre-service science teachers studying in the educational faculty of Ondokuz Mayıs University. The groups were determined by using simple random sampling method. As data collection tool Astronomy Achievement Test (AAT) was used. In order to find out whether the AAT scores of PMT and VRT groups differed significantly within groups in terms of the measurements of scores, one of the parametric analysis techniques, was used for independent groups, while mixed design ANOVA technique was used for repeated measurement of comparisons between groups. As a result of data analysis, the method instructed in both groups was found to increase academic achievement of pre-service teachers about astronomy subject/concepts but was not successful in ensuring permanence. However, it was found that PMT method was more effective than the VRT method. Thus, the use and more extensive production of physical models in astronomy education are suggested.
Authors and Affiliations
Cumhur TÜRK| Yrd. Doç. Dr., Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, c.turk@alparslan.edu.tr, Hüseyin KALKAN| Prof. Dr., Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, kalkan@omu.edu.tr
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