The Effect of Computer-Assisted Learning Integrated with Metacognitive Prompts on Students' Affective Skills

TATAR N., AKPINAR E., YILDIZ FEYZİOĞLU E.

JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY, cilt.22, sa.5, ss.764-779, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10956-012-9429-1
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.764-779
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Computer-assisted learning, Science education, Metacognition, Self-efficacy, Attitude, SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS, OF-THE-LITERATURE, CONCEPTUAL CHANGE, PERFORMANCE, ELECTRICITY, KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, SCIENCE, ACHIEVEMENT, SIMULATION
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of computer-assisted learning integrated with metacognitive prompts on elementary students' affective skills on the subject of electricity. The researchers developed educational software to enable students to easily and comprehensively learn the concepts in the subject of electricity. A case study method was used. Eighteen students from the seventh grade (12-13 years) participated in the study. Students' views on their performances while using educational software and the impact of the software on their affective skills towards the subject of electricity were examined. Data were collected by open-ended questions in the educational software. According to the research results, there were students who had negative attitudes and perceptions before starting to learn about the subject of electricity. Interactive activities, animations, and visual experiments in the educational software were effective in overcoming the students' negative attitudes and perceptions about the subject. Besides, students who assessed their own performances during the learning process believed themselves to be more successful over time. In the light of the research results, some suggestions are made for future studies.