An Investigation of the Effectiveness of 5th Grade Guided Inquiry-Based Activities in Terms of Skills and Perception

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https://doi.org/10.11575/ajer.v69i3.76256

Abstract

We investigated the effects of guided inquiry-based laboratory activities on the perceptions of the research skills and inquiry learning skills in science of 5th grade students. The sample of this study consisted of 38 students enrolled in a public secondary school located in the northwest part of Türkiye. This study is based on the non-equivalent control group pretest/posttest model of the quasi-experimental design. Data collection tools were a Research Skills Test, Scale of Inquiry Learning Skills Perception in Science, and a semi-structured interview form. We analyzed the quantitative data with the Mann-Whitney U test from nonparametric statistical methods and the qualitative data by using content analysis. We established a significant difference between the two groups’ research skills and perception about the inquiry-based learning skills of science, in favor of the experimental group.

Keywords: inquiry skills, guided-inquiry laboratory, secondary school students.

Nous avons étudié les effets des activités de laboratoire guidées basées sur l’enquête sur les perceptions des compétences de recherche et des compétences d'apprentissage par l’enquête en sciences des élèves de 5e année. Pour cette étude, l'échantillon était composé de 38 élèves inscrits dans une école secondaire publique située dans le nord-ouest de la Turquie. Cette étude est basée sur le modèle prétest/post-test de groupe de contrôle non-équivalent de la conception quasi-expérimentale. Les outils de collecte des données étaient un test de compétences de recherche, une échelle de perception des compétences d'apprentissage de l'enquête en sciences et un formulaire d'entrevue semi-structurée. Nous avons analysé les données quantitatives à l'aide du test U de Mann-Whitney à partir de méthodes statistiques non-paramétriques et les données qualitatives à l'aide de l'analyse de contenu. Nous avons établi une différence significative entre les compétences de recherche des deux groupes et leur perception des compétences d'apprentissage des sciences basées sur l’enquête, en faveur du groupe expérimental.

Mots clés : compétences en matière d'enquête, laboratoire d'enquête guidée, élèves du secondaire.

Author Biographies

Hüsnüye Durmaz, Trakya University, Edirne, Türkiye

Hüsnüye Durmaz has PhD degree and focuses on inquiry-based science education, socioscientific issues-based science education, STEM-based science education, and teacher education. 

Medat Mutlu, Ministry of National Education, Türkiye

Medat Mutlu is a science teacher and interested in inquiry-based science education for elementary school students.

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2023-09-25

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Durmaz, H., & Mutlu, M. (2023). An Investigation of the Effectiveness of 5th Grade Guided Inquiry-Based Activities in Terms of Skills and Perception. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 69(3), 406–429. https://doi.org/10.11575/ajer.v69i3.76256

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Vol. 69 No. 3 (2023): Fall

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