Analyzing the Effect of Concept Cartoon Usage on Students’ Cognitive Structures Developments and Science Achievements through Flow Maps

In this study, the use of concept cartoons in a particle structure of matter unit was investigated using the flow map of 7th-grade students’ academic achievement. The development of their cognitive structures and thoughts about concept cartoons was analyzed. 27 experimental and 27 control group stud...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Özge Ceylan, Elif Atabek Yiğit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ICASE 2018-11-01
Series:Science Education International
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.icaseonline.net/journal/index.php/sei/article/view/79
_version_ 1831630263998742528
author Özge Ceylan
Elif Atabek Yiğit
author_facet Özge Ceylan
Elif Atabek Yiğit
author_sort Özge Ceylan
collection DOAJ
description In this study, the use of concept cartoons in a particle structure of matter unit was investigated using the flow map of 7th-grade students’ academic achievement. The development of their cognitive structures and thoughts about concept cartoons was analyzed. 27 experimental and 27 control group students who were studying in the 7th grade participated in this research. The model of the study was “pre-test post-test control group model” from the experimental research models. Achievement test and concept cartoons developed by the researcher were used as data collection tools. As a result of this research, it was found that there was a difference between the post-test average scores in favor of the experiment group. The cognitive structures of the students were analyzed by the flow map technique, and there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test mean scores of the control group in the obtained data, but there was no significant difference in the correctness parameter. In the experimental group, there was a significant difference in the mean scores of size, integratedness, correctness, and richness parameters. When the opinions of the students on the use of concept cartoon were examined, it was revealed that the cartoons were thoughtful, funny, deficient in information, and different from each other. When the literature was examined, no research investigated the effect of concept cartoons on the academic achievement and cognitive structures of students and tried to reveal the cognitive structures of learners in a concrete way using flow map, which makes this study important.
first_indexed 2024-12-19T02:14:44Z
format Article
id doaj.art-9dad369f7b544425b21fdd4d2f51cfd9
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2077-2327
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-19T02:14:44Z
publishDate 2018-11-01
publisher ICASE
record_format Article
series Science Education International
spelling doaj.art-9dad369f7b544425b21fdd4d2f51cfd92022-12-21T20:40:29ZengICASEScience Education International2077-23272018-11-0129423824910.33828/sei.v29.i4.6Analyzing the Effect of Concept Cartoon Usage on Students’ Cognitive Structures Developments and Science Achievements through Flow Maps Özge Ceylan 0 Elif Atabek Yiğit 1 Department of Science Education , Kartal Science and Art Center, Ministry of National Education, Istanbul, Turkey Department of Science Education, Education Faculty, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey In this study, the use of concept cartoons in a particle structure of matter unit was investigated using the flow map of 7th-grade students’ academic achievement. The development of their cognitive structures and thoughts about concept cartoons was analyzed. 27 experimental and 27 control group students who were studying in the 7th grade participated in this research. The model of the study was “pre-test post-test control group model” from the experimental research models. Achievement test and concept cartoons developed by the researcher were used as data collection tools. As a result of this research, it was found that there was a difference between the post-test average scores in favor of the experiment group. The cognitive structures of the students were analyzed by the flow map technique, and there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test mean scores of the control group in the obtained data, but there was no significant difference in the correctness parameter. In the experimental group, there was a significant difference in the mean scores of size, integratedness, correctness, and richness parameters. When the opinions of the students on the use of concept cartoon were examined, it was revealed that the cartoons were thoughtful, funny, deficient in information, and different from each other. When the literature was examined, no research investigated the effect of concept cartoons on the academic achievement and cognitive structures of students and tried to reveal the cognitive structures of learners in a concrete way using flow map, which makes this study important.http://www.icaseonline.net/journal/index.php/sei/article/view/79science teachingflow mapcognitive structureconcept cartoonsmisconceptions
spellingShingle Özge Ceylan
Elif Atabek Yiğit
Analyzing the Effect of Concept Cartoon Usage on Students’ Cognitive Structures Developments and Science Achievements through Flow Maps
Science Education International
science teaching
flow map
cognitive structure
concept cartoons
misconceptions
title Analyzing the Effect of Concept Cartoon Usage on Students’ Cognitive Structures Developments and Science Achievements through Flow Maps
title_full Analyzing the Effect of Concept Cartoon Usage on Students’ Cognitive Structures Developments and Science Achievements through Flow Maps
title_fullStr Analyzing the Effect of Concept Cartoon Usage on Students’ Cognitive Structures Developments and Science Achievements through Flow Maps
title_full_unstemmed Analyzing the Effect of Concept Cartoon Usage on Students’ Cognitive Structures Developments and Science Achievements through Flow Maps
title_short Analyzing the Effect of Concept Cartoon Usage on Students’ Cognitive Structures Developments and Science Achievements through Flow Maps
title_sort analyzing the effect of concept cartoon usage on students cognitive structures developments and science achievements through flow maps
topic science teaching
flow map
cognitive structure
concept cartoons
misconceptions
url http://www.icaseonline.net/journal/index.php/sei/article/view/79
work_keys_str_mv AT ozgeceylan analyzingtheeffectofconceptcartoonusageonstudentscognitivestructuresdevelopmentsandscienceachievementsthroughflowmaps
AT elifatabekyigit analyzingtheeffectofconceptcartoonusageonstudentscognitivestructuresdevelopmentsandscienceachievementsthroughflowmaps