scholarly journals The effect of problem-based learning method in teaching acid-base subject on science teachers' academic success

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ömer Faruk Özeken ◽  
Ali Yıldırım
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Test Point ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Acid Base ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test

Sciences is explained as thinking of the nature of knowledge, the process of producing new things with present data (Ayas, Çepni, Johnson and Turgut, 1997), it can also be explained as understanding and examining already known and seen parts of the events and an effort to guess the unobservable events (Çepni, 2005). In science education which starts with these general goals, there are some targets such as knowing and understanding the scientific information, studying and discovering, imaging and improving, being affected and appreciating and practicing (Çepni, 2005). Therefore, training activities and different teaching methods to provide students with these goals are needed. Today, some different training activities, as an alternative to traditional teaching, have been put into practice in order to provide these goals. The easiest way to teach knowledge and processes to students by removing the memorization is to adopt an education of which the students are on the centre in the process of teaching and to teach science lesson which relates with daily life, is far from unnecessary memorized knowledge, focuses on problem solving and has more practice. It also helps to have an attitude towards sciences (Kıyıcı, 2008). Problem-based learning connected to constructivist education has been becoming more and more important due to the fact that it is an approach centered on problems. In sciences, it is crucial to study, examine, deal with problems and practice. Thus, it is necessary to follow acid-base subject with a different teaching method in which the students themselves can be active.   In this study, it is aimed to examine the effect of problem-based learning in acid-base subject to academic success.   The samples of this study are first grade 95 students at Erzincan University in the Faculty of Education Department of Science Teaching. One of the classes has been randomly selected and has formed the experiment group (47 students) and the other one constitute as the control group (48 students). In the experiment group, problem-based learning has been used in acid-base subject and within the control group traditional method has been applied. A 30- question- test covering the whole subject has been prepared with the help of the literature studies related to acid-base subject and already asked questions of Student Placement Examination (SPE), Student Selection Examination (SSE) for the data of this study and academic success test in acid-base subject (ASTABS) of which the first 24 questions are multiple-choice and the rest 6 questions are open-ended and related to concepts that have been prepared. Multiple-choice questions have been mostly selected from daily life and prepared as similar to problem situations. The reliability quotient (Cronbach's Alpha) of the test has been found as 0,705. The analysis of students' answers to the achievement test has been carried out with SPSS 17 Program. The points acquired from pre-test and post-test for the given variables have been compared with independent group T-test.   The pre-test result between the groups is (t(93) = -.371; p<0,05). According to this result, there is no significant difference between the experiment and control groups' average points of ASTABS. While the experiment group pre-service teachers' average pre-test point of ASTABS is X=38.62, the control group pre-service teachers' is X=39.77. The results of post-test between the groups are (t(93)=3,178; p<0,05).    According to this result, there is no significant difference between the experiment and control groups' average post-test points of ABTABS. While the experiment group pre-service teachers' average post-test point of ASTABS is X=51,77, the control group pre-service teachers' is X=41,96. Conclusion: The experiment group pre-service teachers'-in which problem-based learning (PBL) method has been used- average pre-test points of ASTABS is close to the control group preservice teachers'- in which traditional teaching methods have been used- average points from the same test (Table 1). Before the application, there is no significant difference between these groups and this situation is suitable for defining the efficiency of applied approach. The difference, between the posttest points acquired after the experimental process of the experiment group students to whom PBL approach has been applied and the control group students to whom traditional teaching approaches have been applied, has increased. After the application, a significant difference between the two groups' success has been discovered. These obtained results have shown that the classes to whom problem-based teaching method has been applied learn how to learn and they increase their academic success (Sungur and Tekkaya, 2006), and in the light of previous studies related to improving problem-solving skills, it can be concluded that problem-based teaching method is more effective than traditional teaching methods.

scholarly journals The intervention effect of a nursing-media studies convergence problem-based learning (PBL) program to improve nurses’ public image: Changed perceptions of program participants and students attended a PBL presentation

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-67
Author(s):  
Seungchul Yoo ◽  
Seungmi Kang ◽  
Jooyeon Ryu
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Public Image ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of Problem-based Learning (PBL) in an interdisciplinary college class. This class was run under the theme of ‘Nurse Social Content Creators’ (NSCC) in the Korean Nurses Association (KNA)’s industry-university collaborative project designed to promote a positive image of nurses among the public.Methods: Study 1 examined changes in perception about nurses among the PBL participants before and after the program. A one-group pre-post test experimental design was applied, and the data were analyzed using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Study 2 identified differences of perceptions of nurses between people who had observed the PBL final presentation and people who had not. A post-test-only with nonequivalent group experimental design was used, and the data were analyzed using a Mann-Whitney U test.Results: Study 1 revealed a significant increase of positive perceptions towards nurses. Study 2 revealed a significant difference between the PBL presentation audience group and the control group. Students who had observed the PBL program showed more positive perceptions of nurses than students who had not.Conclusion: This research is an important study with high practicality in the area of media studies as well as in nursing. The PBL teaching method was proven to be effective in enhancing perceptions of nurses.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning in Improving Students’ Writing Descriptive Text in Vocational School

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Rindi Dwi Amalia ◽  
Rusfandi Rusfandi
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Method ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Alternative Teaching ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

One of the problems in teaching English to students in vocational high schools is how to make the students more active, creative, and critical. An alternative teaching method that can be used by teachers is Problem-Based Learning (PBL). The objective of this study is to investigate whether the use of PBL provides a significant effect on the students’ writing descriptive text. This study used a quasi-experimental design which was conducted at a vocational school in Malang. The participants of this study were class X Office Administration 1 as the experimental group consisting of 23 students and class X Office Administration 3 as the control group consisting of 23 students. The researcher gave pre-test and post-test and compared the participants’ writing scores in the control and experimental groups by using an independent sample t-test. The result of the post-test indicates that the students in the experimental group achieved a higher mean score than those in the control group on writing descriptive text. The statistical analysis reports that there was a significant difference in scores between the two groups (t = 6.99, p < 0.05). This finding indicates that PBL can be an effective method for teachers in teaching writing descriptive text.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF PROBLEM BASED LEARNING METHOD AND DEMONSTRATION TEACHING METHOD ON SECONDARY STUDENTS AGRICULTURE ACHIEVEMENT IN NDHIWA SUB COUNTY, KENYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Peter Ogweno ◽  
Nephat Kathuri ◽  
Agnes Nkurumwa
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Students ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Achievement Data ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test

Purpose: The study sought to compare the effects of Problem Based Learning (PBL) method and Demonstration Teaching Method (DTM) on achievement of students in agriculture subject. Methodology: The study used Quasi-Experimental Design which followed a Non-equivalent Control Group Pre-test-Post-test Design, while a Constructivist learning theory guided the study. PBL was the treatment while Demonstration teaching method was used as control. The target population were 7124 students taking agriculture and 52 teachers of agriculture. Accessible population were Form Two Students and 12 schools. Both stratified random sampling and purposive sampling methods were used to obtain a sample size of 575 students and 12 teachers of agriculture. Six schools used Problem Based Learning as treatment, while the other six schools were taught through Demonstration teaching method. Pre-test was administered to PBL and DTM groups before teaching the students and a post-test was also administered to both groups at the end of six weeks of study. Data was collected using Agriculture Achievement Test (AAT) to measure students’ achievement. Data was analysed using ANCOVA and descriptive statistics. Findings:  Post-test results established that teaching through PBL resulted in higher students’ achievement in agriculture with a mean score of 57.47 compared to DTM mean score of 48.4. There were statistically significant difference in post-intervention scores between the interventions, F (1, 278) = 1170.43, p < .001, partial η2= .800 leading to rejection of null hypothesis. Therefore, PBL teaching method was found to be more effective in teaching agriculture as compared to Demonstration teaching method. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommended that teachers of agriculture should embrace and use PBL as a method of instruction in agriculture subject. Likewise, Tertiary institutions and Universities in Kenya should implement the use of PBL method in their training programmes in training students.

The Effect of The Using of Computer Games On Academic Success In Teaching English To 8th Grade Students

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bulent Dos ◽  
Zeynep Sinem Balıkçıoğlu ◽  
Semih Şengel
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Experimental Information ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
National Education ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Education Measurement ◽  
The One

<p>In this study, the effect of using computer games in an English teaching classof the 8th grade students in secondary school is investigated. A total of 112 8th grade students, 57 in the experimental group and 55 in the control group, participated in the study. Academic Achievement Tests prepared by Ministry of National Education, Measurement, Evaluation and Exam Services Department were used as pre-test and post-test. Eight of the games, which were prepared specifically for Grade 8 students, were used in the Experimental Information Network (EBA). Preliminary tests as covariant, final tests as dependent variables and applied to groups of teaching and traditional teaching were discussed as independent variables. According to the one-way covariance analysis (COVARIANCE) results, it was found that the game was more effective than traditional teaching and this effect was moderate. In addition, it was determined that 36% of the final test scores of the students learning the game were explained by the game.</p>

The Effect of Using Students Peer Teaching on Iraqi EFL Students' Achievement in the Course of Library and Research Work

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (33) ◽  
pp. 693-714
Author(s):  
. Muntaha Sabbar Jebur
Keyword(s):  
Basic Education ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Peer Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
College Of Basic Education ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Experimental Group

          Peer teaching is a strategy that allows the students to teach the new content to each other, and they must be accurately guided by instructors.     The researcher proposes that the use of students peer teaching  may promote students' achievement  and ensure the engagement of all the students in the learning process. Therefore, the researcher employs it as a teaching method aiming at investigating its  effect on Iraqi EFL students' achievement in the course of Library and Research Work .      The study hypothesizes that there is no significant difference between the students' achievement who are taught library and research work by students peer teaching  and that of the students taught by the traditional way. The experimental design of the study is Parallel Groups, Random Assignment, posttest. Each group consists of 35 students, chosen randomly from the Third Year Students at the Department of English in the College of Basic Education. Both groups were matched in terms of their age and parents' education. The experiment was fulfilled in the first course for 15 weeks during the academic year 2016-2017.       The same materials were presented to both groups. This included   units from Writing Research Paper by Lester D. . Post-test was constructed and exposed  The t-test for  independent samples was used to analyze the results and it is found out that there is a statistical difference between the two groups in their achievement because the calculated t- value 2.635 is bigger than the tabulated t- value which is 2.000, and also shown the superiority of the experimental group. The results indicate that the experimental group, who was taught Library and Research Work by peer teaching   was better than the control group, who was taught according to the traditional way. So, the null hypothesis is rejected. Finally, some recommendations and suggestions are presented in the light of the study findings. to a jury of experts to verify its validity and it was administered to both groups.

THE EFFECT OF CREATIVE DRAMA METHOD ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS TOWARDS THE MUSIC LESSON

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (14) ◽  
pp. 15-31
Author(s):  
Bahar GÜDEK ◽  
Hande YILMAZ
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Method ◽  
Classroom Teacher ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Creative Drama ◽  
Music Lesson ◽  
Course Success ◽  
Musical Perception ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this research is to examine the effects of creative drama method on students' achievements towards the music lesson . In addition to this, in the research, it was aimed to develop appropriate educational activities prepared with creative drama method for the theoretical subjects of music, to eliminate the unwillingness of students towards these subjects, to facilitate the learning of information about music theory, to make learning fun and permanent, and to provide the student to learn voluntarily. In this study; For the determined purpose, creative drama method was applied in the teaching of theoretical knowledge of the 4th grade musical perception and information learning field in the 2018-2019 Academic Year Music Course Education Program of the Ministry of Education. The study was carried out by experimental method. The study group consists of 80 students, including 40 students in the Samsun Mimarsinan Primary School, an experimental group and 40 students in the control group. While the subjects pertaining to the musical perception and information learning area were taught by the classroom teacher with the traditional (classical) teaching method in the control group, the experimental group was taught by the researcher using the creative drama method. The pre-test and post-test post-test music course success scale was applied to both groups. With the results obtained from the scale, the effect of creative drama method on students' achievements towards the music lesson was investigated. As a result, it was found that creative drama method had a positive effect on students ' achievements, there was no significant difference according to gender, and the effect on students' achievement levels was 'enormous'.

scholarly journals A Comparative Exploration of the Effect of Differentiated Teaching Method vs. Traditional Teaching Method on Students’ Learning at ‘A’ level

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (I) ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Muhammad Kamran ◽  
Namra Munir ◽  
Rashid Minas Wattoo
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cognitive Domain ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Traditional Teaching Methods ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Differentiated Teaching

This study explores the effect of differentiated teaching method vs. traditional teaching method on students’ learning at ‘A’ level. It is an experimental research, conducted in Aitchison College. By applying simple random sampling technique, 70 students are selected as a sample from the population. Pre-test and post-test are conducted for data collection. Research investigates, how differentiated method of teaching effects learners’ academic achievement. The retention level of the students who are taught via differentiated teaching and traditional teaching method is. After conducting a posttest, data is analyzed with pair-sample and independent sample t-test by using SPSS. Analysis shows that the students taught via differentiated teaching have more power of retention than the students taught via traditional teaching methods. The control group perform up to application level while experimental group perform up to evaluation level of cognitive domain.

Influence of Multimedia Communication Materials on the Students' Sports Motivation

2012 ◽  
Vol 155-156 ◽  
pp. 892-896
Author(s):  
Ming Chang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Multimedia Communication ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Multimedia Teaching ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Motivation Level ◽  
Multi Media

Through adopting many research methods, such as literature, experimentation, questionnairesand mathematical statistics method, this study explores the effect of sports multimedia teaching on stimulating the college students’ sports motivation, makes comparison between multimedia teaching and traditional teaching in the EC course teaching, and makes use of sports motivation scale to make measurement. The research result shows that the sports motivation level of the students in the experimental class who are adopted multimedia teaching method to teach is significantly improved, and has significant difference with the control group who are adopted the traditional teaching approach. In physical education, the adoption of multi-media teaching can motivate and improve the sports motivation of the students, so the multimedia communication materials should be promoted in physical education.

The effects of problem-based learning (PBL) on the academic achievement of students studying ‘Electrochemistry’

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuğçe Günter ◽  
Sibel Kılınç Alpat
Keyword(s):  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Chemistry Teaching ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

This study investigates the effects of problem-based learning (PBL) on students' academic achievements in studying ‘Electrochemistry’ within a course on Analytical Chemistry. The research was of a pretest–posttest control group quasi-experimental design and it was conducted with second year students in the Chemistry Teaching Program at the Faculty of Education at Dokuz Eylul University. The topic was taught with PBL in the experimental group and with expository teaching strategies in the control group. The ‘Chemistry achievement test (CAT)’ was applied as the pre-test and post-test in both groups. Post-test scores from the CAT demonstrated that there was a significant difference between the academic achievements of the two groups in favour of the experimental group (U= 8.500,p< 0.05). After using PBL for a period, eleven open-ended questions related to the topic were asked to both groups. The results of these questions were categorized and the scores obtained from the categories were evaluated using content analysis. The results of the scores obtained from the open-ended questions showed that the students in the experimental group were able to make statements containing fewer misconceptions and also had a better understanding of this topic when compared to the students in the control group (U= 2.500,p< 0.05). The correlation between the scores in the CAT post-test and the scores obtained from the open-ended questions of the experimental and control groups was also examined. The Spearman correlation coefficients were found to be 0.907 and 0.595 for the experimental and the control group, respectively. This finding indicated that there was a positive and very high level of statistically significant correlation between the scores in the CAT post-test and the scores obtained from the open-ended questions of the students in the experimental group. Therefore this finding also supports the conclusion that the students in the experimental group were better able to understand the topic and its structure compared to the students in the control group. At the end of the application, the results of semi-structured interviews carried out showed that students in the experimental group had positive opinions regarding PBL.

scholarly journals The Effects of Applying the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Theory on the 11th Grade Scientific Stream Students’ Acquisition of the Concepts of Physics and the Development of Their Critical Thinking Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Sami Salameh Almasarweh ◽  
Mohammad Khudairat
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
11Th Grade

The current study explores the effects of applying the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Strategy on the 11th-grade scientific stream Jordanian students&#39; acquisition of the concepts of developing their critical thinking skills. This study&#39;s significance lies in its emphasis on the worldwide growing tendency to apply PBL teaching strategies that consider developing the students&#39; mental capabilities and creative thinking skills and, consequently, help them solve status-de- facto educational problems face and solve problems in their lives. The researchers used the experimental method in their study, which is based on studying the relationship between the independent and the dependent variables. For this reason, three study student groups, equal in their age, intelligence, academic achievement, social and economic standing, were selected. Two experimental groups were exposed to the independent variable (PBL) method, whereas the third control group was not exposed to the independent variable. Instead, it was taught in the Motion Unit in Physics by using the traditional teaching method. The results of the study were analyzed statistically, applying for the SPSS program. The Arithmetic Mean, the Standard Deviation, the Torsional Modulus, and the T-Test were used for the study analysis. The study results revealed that the two (PBL) experimental groups have proved to be much more superior to the control group&#39;s third traditional teaching method.

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