Evaluation of the science and technology curriculum at grade levels 4 and 5 : a pilot study

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The aim of the study is: (1) to investigate effects of new science and technology curriculum on 4th and 5th grade students’ achievement in terms of knowledge and understanding levels outcomes and higher order thinking skills, (2) to investigate effects of new science curriculum on the students’ attitudes towards science and (3) to examine teachers’ classroom activities in lessons. The study was conducted in three conveniently selected public elementary schools throughout Yenimahalle district of Ankara with a total of 302 4th and 5th grade students in 2004-2005 spring semester, two pilot schools implementing new science and technology curriculum were assigned to experimental group and one school applying the traditional science curriculum was assigned to control group. The researcher developed the measuring tools, Science Achievement Test for 4th grade, Science Achievement Test for 5th grade, Science Attitude Scale and Teachers’ Classroom Activities Scale. v The data were analyzed through multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVA). Results showed that the new science and technology curriculum made no difference on the fourth grade students’ knowledge and understanding level outcomes and higher order thinking skills. On the other hand, it was effective on the fifth grade students’ higher order thinking skills. The statistical analyses also showed that there were significant differences between the pilot and control group students’ attitudes towards science in terms of interest, anxiety, and self-efficacy sub-categories in favor of pilot groups. In addition, there were significant differences between the classroom activities of the teachers of pilot and control groups.

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G. Pekiner, “Evaluation of the science and technology curriculum at grade levels 4 and 5 : a pilot study,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2006.