Yıl:2018   Cilt: 8   Sayı: 1   Alan: Eğitim

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Cumhur TÜRK ,Nazan OCAK İSKELELİ,Semih KAYNAK

Research on the Effect of the Science Camp Project on the Students in Terms of Various Variables

In this study, it was aimed to measure the effect of the Young Brains Science and Art Summer Camp II (YBSASC II) project, which was carried out within the scope of Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (STRCT), 4004 Support Program for Nature Education and Science Schools, on students' attitudes towards learning science, science education, and astronomy. For the project, 40 middle school 8th grade students from Samsun were taken to the science and art camp for 9 days. The project included disciplines of physics, chemistry, biology and astronomy in the science camp. This research was designed in a single group pre-, post-test experimental design. Because the study was carried out with only the students who participated in the project, there is no control group in the study. Pre-test instructions were made on the first day of the project, while post-test instructions were made in the students' schools one month after the project. As data collection method; "Motivation Scale for Science Learning", "Attitude Scale Towards Science Course" and "Astronomy Attitude Scale" were applied in pre- and post-test. Statistical analysis of the data obtained in the study was performed in SPSS 23.0 package program. As a result of the analyses, it was determined that students had significant statistical increase (p<,05) in their attitude towards astronomy, science lessons, and in their motivation for science. These results show that the nature education project has a positive effect on the students. Thus, it is suggested that it would be beneficial for students to practice science education based on real nature experience so that students love, consequently learn science.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Science, astronomy, motivation, attitude, science camp


Research on the Effect of the Science Camp Project on the Students in Terms of Various Variables

In this study, it was aimed to measure the effect of the Young Brains Science and Art Summer Camp II (YBSASC II) project, which was carried out within the scope of Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (STRCT), 4004 Support Program for Nature Education and Science Schools, on students' attitudes towards learning science, science education, and astronomy. For the project, 40 middle school 8th grade students from Samsun were taken to the science and art camp for 9 days. The project included disciplines of physics, chemistry, biology and astronomy in the science camp. This research was designed in a single group pre-, post-test experimental design. Because the study was carried out with only the students who participated in the project, there is no control group in the study. Pre-test instructions were made on the first day of the project, while post-test instructions were made in the students' schools one month after the project. As data collection method; "Motivation Scale for Science Learning", "Attitude Scale Towards Science Course" and "Astronomy Attitude Scale" were applied in pre- and post-test. Statistical analysis of the data obtained in the study was performed in SPSS 23.0 package program. As a result of the analyses, it was determined that students had significant statistical increase (p<,05) in their attitude towards astronomy, science lessons, and in their motivation for science. These results show that the nature education project has a positive effect on the students. Thus, it is suggested that it would be beneficial for students to practice science education based on real nature experience so that students love, consequently learn science.

Keywords: Science, astronomy, motivation, attitude, science camp


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