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5E-based guidance materials for "What is the Earth's Crust Composed of?" combining case studies, conceptual change texts and worksheets

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description

A set of guidance materials developed on the 5E model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) for the topic "What is the Earth's Crust Composed of?" in the Turkish 5th-grade science curriculum. The Engage step used a case study entitled "Mines"; the Explore step used a worksheet with a make-a-fossil activity; the Explain step used a conceptual change text entitled "Fossils"; the Elaborate step used a case study entitled "Travertines of Pamukkale are in Danger"; and the Evaluate step used a concept map. The application process was completed within 8 hours of classroom activity, matching the control group's 8 hours with the existing textbook.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • A useful case to be studied should reflect reality and attract the attention of students
  • Materials were introduced to the teacher by the researchers prior to the intervention

Constraints

  • Applied within the 8 lesson hours provided in the curriculum
  • Developed for the 5th-grade "Mystery of Earth's Crust" unit

Target Learners

  • 5th-grade primary school students

Learning Goals

  • Conceptual understanding of rocks, minerals, fossils and natural monuments

Claims

Examples

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Key Sources

  • Tülay Şenel Çoruhlu & Sibel Er Nas. (2017). The Impact of Guidance Materials on Students' Conceptual Understanding: The Case of "What Is the Earth's Crust Composed of?". Journal of Education and Training Studies, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v5i2.2169
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title 5E-based guidance materials for "What is the Earth's Crust Composed of?" combining case studies, conceptual change texts and worksheets
description A set of guidance materials developed on the 5E model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) for the topic "What is the Earth's Crust Composed of?" in the Turkish 5th-grade science curriculum.
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