The Impact of ICT on Pupils' Achievement and Attitudes in Social Studies

Autor/inn/en	Cener, Emin; Acun, Ismail; Demirhan, Gokhan
Titel	The Impact of ICT on Pupils' Achievement and Attitudes in Social Studies
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 6 (2015) 1, S.190-207 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1309-9108
Schlagwörter	Social Studies; Technology Uses in Education; Grade 6; Quasiexperimental Design; Academic Achievement; Student Attitudes; Prior Learning; Teaching Methods; Educational Technology; Foreign Countries; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Comparative Analysis; Pretests Posttests; Scores; Statistical Analysis; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gemeinschaftskunde; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Schulleistung; Schülerverhalten; Vorkenntnisse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtsmedien; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Türkei
Abstract	The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of teaching social studies with the help of CT on pupils' achievement in social studies. A history, geography and culture oriented theme was selected from the social studies curriculum for the research, Turks on the Silk Road. A multimedia CD, documentaries, PowerPoint and so on were used to teach social studies to 6th graders. The research design of the study is quasi experimental. Three different research tools were used to collect data: an academic achievement test, an attitude measurement scale on social studies education and an attitude measurement scale on ICT. When achievement post test scores were treated as dependent variable in blockwise regression analysis the followings are found: Pupils' attitudes towards the subject and ICT do not have an effect on their post-test achievement scores. However, their prior knowledge on the subject and the treatment i.e. teaching social studies with ICT have a positive effect on their achievement. Teaching social studies with ICT do not have any statistically significant effect on pupils' attitudes toward social studies lesson. Thus, it is recommended that teachers and policy makers should find ways to formulate effective ICT integration applications for social studies. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Social Studies Education Research. Serhat Mah. 1238/2 Sok. 7B Blok 12 Ostim, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey; Web site: http://jsser.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01