An investigation of fifth grade students' conceptual development of probability through activity based instruction: A quasi-experimental study

Gürbüz R., Çatlioǧlu H., BİRGİN O., Erdem E.

Kuram ve Uygulamada Egitim Bilimleri, vol.10, no.2, pp.1053-1068, 2010 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Journal Name: Kuram ve Uygulamada Egitim Bilimleri
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1053-1068
  • Keywords: Activity-based instruction, Conceptual development, Mathematics teaching, Probability
  • Uşak University Affiliated: No

Abstract

This study aims to compare the effects of activity-based instruction and traditional instruction on fifth grade primary school students' conceptual development of probability. The study was conducted through quasi-experimental method and carried out with 50 5th grade primary school students, 25 for experimental group and 25 for control group. The Conceptual Development Test consisting of 12 open-ended questions was administered to the students in the study before and after the treatment. Data were analyzed using independent samples t-test, and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). It was determined that activity-based instruction was more eff ective in helping students develop the probability concepts than did traditional one. © 2010 Eǧitim Danişmanliǧi ve Araştirmalari İletişim Hizmetleri Tic. Ltd. Şti.