WHAT DO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS GAIN FROM A WEEK-LONG SCIENCE CAMP IN TERMS OF SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD SCIENCE?
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a science camp, namely Artvin Nature and Science Camp, on middle school students’ SPS and ATS. Supported by Scientific and Technological Research Council (TUBITAK) of Turkey with a code of 115B089, this camp is designed to provide studen...
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oai:doaj.org-article:744bc47e943d4050969e5b06372f05b32021-11-24T09:20:37ZWHAT DO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS GAIN FROM A WEEK-LONG SCIENCE CAMP IN TERMS OF SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD SCIENCE?2148-416310.29228/JASSS.37813https://doaj.org/article/744bc47e943d4050969e5b06372f05b32020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jasstudies.com/index.jsp?mod=tammetin&makaleadi=e51acb45-1541-432f-aeb6-e1c4fbd168e6.pdf&key=37813https://doaj.org/toc/2148-4163The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a science camp, namely Artvin Nature and Science Camp, on middle school students’ SPS and ATS. Supported by Scientific and Technological Research Council (TUBITAK) of Turkey with a code of 115B089, this camp is designed to provide students with diverse hands-on activities using learning-by-doing approach. The study group consists of 30 middle-school students. The one-group pretest-posttest design, a type of quantitative research methodology, was adopted. Data were collected using Science Process Skills Test and Test of Science Related Attitudes. It has been found that learning by doing and learning by experimenting and observing approaches contributed students’ science process skills (t(29)=- 6,31, p<.05) and science related attitudes (t(29)=-2,99, p<.05) in a positive way. The result of this study gave us empirical evidence that science camp help students to gain SPS and to develop favorable ATS.Sibel AÇIŞLIHatice KUMANDAŞ ÖZTÜRKFırat Universityarticlelearningbydoing, science process skills, attitudes toward science, science campSocial SciencesHSocial sciences (General)H1-99DEENFRTRJournal of Academic Social Science Studies , Vol 12, Iss 75, Pp 29-34 (2020) |
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a science camp, namely Artvin Nature and Science Camp, on middle school students’ SPS and ATS. Supported by Scientific and Technological Research Council (TUBITAK) of Turkey with a code of 115B089, this camp is designed to provide students with diverse hands-on activities using learning-by-doing approach. The study group consists of 30 middle-school students. The one-group pretest-posttest design, a type of quantitative research methodology, was adopted. Data were collected using Science Process Skills Test and Test of Science Related Attitudes. It has been found that learning by doing and learning by experimenting and observing approaches contributed students’ science process skills (t(29)=- 6,31, p<.05) and science related attitudes (t(29)=-2,99, p<.05) in a positive way. The result of this study gave us empirical evidence that science camp help students to gain SPS and to develop favorable ATS. |
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WHAT DO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS GAIN FROM A WEEK-LONG SCIENCE CAMP IN TERMS OF SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD SCIENCE? |
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what do middle school students gain from a week-long science camp in terms of science process skills and attitudes toward science? |
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