The Effects of Authentic Learning Practices on Problem-Solving Skills and Attitude towards Science Courses

This study aims to investigate the effects of authentic learning methods — applied in science courses — on the problem-solving skills and attitudes towards those courses. As a research design, a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test control groups was used in the study. The data of t...

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Autores principales:	Naciye Aynas, Mecit Aslan
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Publicado:	Commonwealth of Learning 2021
Materias:	authentic learning authentic task problem-solving skills the curriculum of science courses attitudes towards science courses Theory and practice of education LB5-3640
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:53871d4e31554dac913137e8b55fcc2e2021-12-02T19:37:52ZThe Effects of Authentic Learning Practices on Problem-Solving Skills and Attitude towards Science Courses2311-1550https://doaj.org/article/53871d4e31554dac913137e8b55fcc2e2021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/482https://doaj.org/toc/2311-1550This study aims to investigate the effects of authentic learning methods — applied in science courses — on the problem-solving skills and attitudes towards those courses. As a research design, a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test control groups was used in the study. The data of the study were collected from 92 students at the level of 6th grade in Van, Turkey in the 2017-2018 academic year. As data collection tools, the Problem-Solving Skills Test and Science Attitude Scale were used throughout the study. During the data analysis phase, descriptive statistics, one-factor analysis of variance for unrelated samples, t-test for related samples, Kruskal Wallis-H and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test were used. As a result of the study, it was realised that there was a significant difference between the experimental group and control groups' problem-solving skills total scores in favour of the experimental group. Furthermore, it was ascertained that authentic learning practices improved the problem-solving skills of the experimental group students to a significant extent. In terms of attitude points towards science, it was determined that the post-test scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than the control groups and authentic learning practices had a positive effect on attitude.Naciye AynasMecit AslanCommonwealth of Learningarticleauthentic learningauthentic taskproblem-solving skillsthe curriculum of science coursesattitudes towards science coursesTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning for Development, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 146-161 (2021)
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description	This study aims to investigate the effects of authentic learning methods — applied in science courses — on the problem-solving skills and attitudes towards those courses. As a research design, a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test control groups was used in the study. The data of the study were collected from 92 students at the level of 6th grade in Van, Turkey in the 2017-2018 academic year. As data collection tools, the Problem-Solving Skills Test and Science Attitude Scale were used throughout the study. During the data analysis phase, descriptive statistics, one-factor analysis of variance for unrelated samples, t-test for related samples, Kruskal Wallis-H and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test were used. As a result of the study, it was realised that there was a significant difference between the experimental group and control groups' problem-solving skills total scores in favour of the experimental group. Furthermore, it was ascertained that authentic learning practices improved the problem-solving skills of the experimental group students to a significant extent. In terms of attitude points towards science, it was determined that the post-test scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than the control groups and authentic learning practices had a positive effect on attitude.
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The Effects of Authentic Learning Practices on Problem-Solving Skills and Attitude towards Science Courses

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