Effectiveness of context based instruction on 10th grade students’ understanding of fossil fuels and clean energy resources topics and their attitudes toward environment

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İçöz, Ömer Faruk

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The purpose of the this study was to investigate the effectiveness of context-based instruction as compared to the traditional instruction on 10th grade high school students’ understanding of fossil fuels and clean energy resources topics and their attitudes toward environment. The effect of school type was also investigated. A quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test control group research design was used for that purpose. A total number of 113 10th grade students of two different types of high schools were the participants of the study. Experimental group students were instructed with context-based instruction whereas control group students were instructed with traditional instruction through six weeks. Fossil Fuels and Clean Energy Resources Achievement Test and Attitude toward Environment Scale were used as pre-tests and post-tests in the experimental and control groups. Student Questionnaire about Context Based Instruction was used as a post-test in the experimental group. Furthermore, Science Process Skills Test was used as a pre-test in both groups. In statistical analysis MANCOVA was conducted and the main effects of treatments, school types, and their interaction effects were investigated. The results showed that in comparison to the traditional instruction, the context-based instruction was superior on students’ achievement and attitudes toward environment. The interaction effects between treatment and school type were significant for attitudes toward environment but not significant for achievement. A significant school type difference was not found.

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Environmental protection, Environmentalism, Clean energy, Teaching, Fossil fuels, Learning, Psychology of.

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Ö. F. İçöz, “Effectiveness of context based instruction on 10th grade students’ understanding of fossil fuels and clean energy resources topics and their attitudes toward environment,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2016.