DOĞAN, Alev Gazi Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey , UÇAR, Sevtap Konya Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü, Turkey , ŞİMŞEK, Ümit Atatürk Üniversitesi - Kazım Karabekir Eğitim Fakültesi - İlköğretim Bölümü, Turkey

THE EFFECT OF JIGSAW TECHNIQUE ON STUDENT SUCCESS THE TEACHING OF 6. GRADE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COURSE EARTH S CRUST IS MADE UP OF WHAT? UNIT

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Aims of this study were to determine the effect of jigsaw technique instruction onstudent’s academic achievements of knowledge in science courses. In addition, student’s opinions about the cooperative learning method were obtained. The sample of this study consisted of 70 students from two different six grade classes in which were taught by the same teacher in a state elementary school. The research was carried out during the second semester of 2012-2013 educational year for during five weeks. Groups were chosen randomly as a control and an experimental group. The unit of “Earth’s Crust Consist of What” was chosen and taught to the experimental group by using jigsaw technique and to the control group by using traditional teaching methods. The measurement instruments used in the study were the academic knowledge test and a test requesting students opinions on jigsaw technique. Independent samples t-test was implemented to analyze data of the study. In conclusion, it has been found that there were significant differences between achievements of knowledge of the two groups. Judging from this result, it could be said that the jigsaw technique was more effective than the traditional teaching methods on science achievement of knowledge. In addition, student opinions pertaining to the jigsaw technique has come out positive.

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Science Education , Cooperative Learning , Jigsaw

Mustafa Kemal University Journal Of Graduate School Of Social Sciences

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