EFFECT OF MODELS USED IN THE INSTRUCTION ON 'MAGNETS AND THEIR RELATION TO CURRENT-MAGNETIC FIELDS' FOR CONNECTING THESE TOPICS WITH DAILY LIFE

Tarakcia D., Tural G.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS EDUCATION, vol.41, no.3-4, pp.103-111, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41 Issue: 3-4
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS EDUCATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.103-111
  • Keywords: magnets, current-magnetic fields, model, daily life connections, MENTAL MODELS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We determined the effect of models that students developed and used in the instruction on 'Magnets and relation of current-magnetic fields' in connecting these topics with daily life. The research design was a quasi-experimental one with a control group. The study was completed with 46 students enrolled in a high school in Turkey. The data were obtained with a 'Daily Life Relationship Questionnaire'. It was found out that models that 10th grade students in the experimental group developed and used about 'Magnets and their relation to current-magnetic fields' contributed to the students' association of these topics with daily life.