YILDIRIM A., ġEKERCĠOĞLU A.G., YILDIRIR H.E.
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The effect of drama-assisted instruction on 8th-grade
science
students’ achievement on “chemical bonds” and their attitudes
towards the course
Abstract
This study reveals the effect of drama instruction techniques used for the topic
“Chemical Bonds” in the unit “Structure of Matter” on students’ achievement levels. In
addition, Students’ attitudes towards Science course after the instruction are examined.
Study that took place during 2016-2017 academic years included 47 eight-grades
studying at Balikesir Dursunbey district secondary school as participants. The study
took up a quasi-experimental design with pre-test post-test control group, and it used
Chemical Bonds Achievement Test (KR21=0.77) and Science Course Attitude Survey
(Cronbach’s Alpha=0.85) as data collection tools. Drama scenarios devised by the
researcher were employed to support the instruction of the topic for the experimental
group (n:25). For the control group (n:22), on the other hand, traditional methods were
used in the instruction. The data were analyzed by running Paired-Samples T-Test,
Univariate Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Levene’s test due to the matching of
data with normal distribution. The interpretation of the data indicated a significant
difference between Achievement Test gain scores of both groups considering post-tests,
which was in favor of the experimental group. Moreover, it was deducted that there was
a statistically significant difference between the groups regarding their attitude scores
(p<,011). In conclusion, it was suggested that drama-assisted instruction increased
achievements of students on Chemical Bonds, and that it affected students’ attitudes
towards Science course in a positive way.
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