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The Comparative Effects of Prediction/Discussion-Based Learning Cycle, Conceptual Change Text, and Traditional Instructions on Student Understanding of Genetics
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Yilmaz, Diba; Tekkaya, Ceren; Sungur, Semra – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
The present study examined the comparative effects of a prediction/discussion-based learning cycle, conceptual change text (CCT), and traditional instructions on students' understanding of genetics concepts. A quasi-experimental research design of the pre-test-post-test non-equivalent control group was adopted. The three intact classes, taught by…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Control Groups, Research Design, Prediction
Effectiveness of 5E Learning Cycle Instruction on Students' Achievement in Cell Concept and Scientific Epistemological Beliefs
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Kaynar, Devrim; Tekkaya, Ceren; Cakiroglu, Jale – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2009
This study investigated the effectiveness of 5E learning cycle on 6th-grade students' achievement of cell concepts, and their scientific epistemological beliefs. Epistemological Belief Questionnaire and the Cell Concept Test were administered as pre-test and post-test to a total of 153 sixth grade students in four intact classes of an elementary…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Academic Achievement, Grade 6
Facilitating Conceptual Change in Students' Understanding of Ecological Concepts
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Ozkan, Ozlem; Tekkaya, Ceren; Geban, Omer – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
In this study, the effect of conceptual-change-texts-oriented instruction to seventh-grade students' understanding of ecological concepts was investigated. Using information collected through interviews and related literature, the Ecology Concept Test was developed and administered to 58 elementary students in two classes of an elementary school…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Pretests Posttests, Conventional Instruction, Control Groups
Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Extension, and Evaluation (5E) Learning Cycle and Conceptual Change Text as Learning Tools
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Balci, Sibel; Cakiroglu, Jale; Tekkaya, Ceren – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2006
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Extension, and Evaluation (5E) learning cycle, conceptual change texts, and traditional instructions on 8th grade students' understanding of photosynthesis and respiration in plants. Students' understanding of photosynthesis and respiration in…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Urban Areas, Statistical Analysis, Learning Processes
Enhancing Students' Understanding of Photosynthesis and Respiration in Plant through Conceptual Change Approach
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Yenilmez, Ayse; Tekkaya, Ceren – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2006
This study investigated the effectiveness of combining conceptual change text and discussion web strategies on students' understanding of photosynthesis and respiration in plants. Students' conceptual understanding of photosynthesis and respiration in plants was measured using the two-tier diagnostic test developed by Haslam and Treagust (1987,…
Descriptors: Botany, Conventional Instruction, Diagnostic Tests, Concept Formation
Effects of Problem-Based Learning and Traditional Instruction on Self-Regulated Learning
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Sungur, Semra; Tekkaya, Ceren – Journal of Educational Research, 2006
The authors used the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire to investigate the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) and traditional instructional approaches on various facets of students' self-regulated learning, including motivation and learning strategies. Participants included 61 tenth-grade students from 2 intact classes…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Conventional Instruction, Independent Study
Enhancing Learning through Multiple Intelligences
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Ozdemir, Pinar; Guneysu, Sibel; Tekkaya, Ceren – Journal of Biological Education, 2006
This study investigated whether there was a significant difference between multiple intelligence instruction (MII) and traditionally designed science instruction (TDSI) on fourth grade students' understanding of concepts associated with the "Diversity of Living Things" unit. Students' intelligence types were also examined. There were two…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Multiple Intelligences, Grade 4