A Research on the Generative Learning Model Supported by Context-Based Learning

Fatma Merve Ulusoy; Aysem Seda Onen

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2014.1215a

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Fatma Merve Ulusoy ¹ ^* , Aysem Seda Onen ¹

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¹ Hacettepe University, TURKEY^* Corresponding Author

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This study is based on the generative learning model which involves context-based learning. Using the generative learning model, we taught the topic of Halogens. This topic is covered in the grade 10 chemistry curriculum using activities which are designed in accordance with the generative learning model supported by context-based learning. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the effects of the activities on students‟ motivation towards context-based chemistry learning, their attitudes towards chemistry lessons and their level of success in understanding the halogen concepts that were taught. The sample of the study consisted of 60 grade 10 students in a high school in Ankara, Turkey. The study was conducted using a pretest – posttest design with a control group of 30 students and a treatment group of 30 students. The Context-Based Chemistry Motivation Scale, the Attitudes towards Chemistry Scale and the Halogens Achievement Test were used as data collection tools in the study. The study concluded that the context-based learning activities improved students‟ motivation in learning chemistry and their attitudes towards the chemistry course as well as increasing their achievement levels in the test.

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context-based learning
generative learning model
context-based chemistry
motivation
attitudes towards chemistry

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2014, Volume 10, Issue 6, 537-546

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Ulusoy, F. M., & Onen, A. S. (2014). A Research on the Generative Learning Model Supported by Context-Based Learning. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 10(6), 537-546. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1215a

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Ulusoy, Fatma Merve, and Aysem Seda Onen. "A Research on the Generative Learning Model Supported by Context-Based Learning". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2014 10 no. 6 (2014): 537-546. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1215a

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Ulusoy, F. M., and Onen, A. S. (2014). A Research on the Generative Learning Model Supported by Context-Based Learning. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 10(6), pp. 537-546. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1215a

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Ulusoy, Fatma Merve et al. "A Research on the Generative Learning Model Supported by Context-Based Learning". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 10, no. 6, 2014, pp. 537-546. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1215a