The Effect of the Layered Curriculum on the 6th Grade Students’ Learning Styles in Science Lesson

Journal Title: International Journal of Educational Methodology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 3

Abstract

This study mainly aims to determine the effect of the layered curriculum on the 6th grade students’ learning styles in science lesson. The study group consists of students in the 6/A and 6/D at Fevzi Cakmak Secondary School in the city center of Siirt-Turkey in the academic year of 2015-2016. “Learning Styles Inventory” developed by Kolb and translated into Turkish by Askar and Akkoyunlu, diaries of students and semi-structured interview form developed by researchers and examination of the documents were used as data collection tools. As for data analysis, percent (%) and chi-square techniques were used to determine the learning styles of students, but in the analysis of students’ opinions the descriptive analysis was used. During the study, students were also asked to express their experiences and considerations about learning activities via a diary. The thoughts and feelings reflected in the diaries of students were directly quoted in findings. As a result of the analysis, in pre-test results of the students in the experimental group exposed to the layered curriculum, a significant difference was found in terms of gender; however, no significant difference was found in their post-test results.

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Sevda Koc Akran, Burhan Uzum

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  • EP ID EP469374
  • DOI 10.12973/ijem.4.3.141
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Sevda Koc Akran, Burhan Uzum (2018). The Effect of the Layered Curriculum on the 6th Grade Students’ Learning Styles in Science Lesson. International Journal of Educational Methodology, 4(3), 141-152. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-469374