Facebook: A New Method in Social Studies Teaching

Sabri Sidekli; Muhammet Avaroğulları

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Facebook: A New Method in Social Studies Teaching

Abstract

Common use of Social media by students resulted in extensive research on how to use social media platforms, especially Facebook the most widespread of them, in teaching and learning. While a smaller portion of these researches focused on its effect on academic achievement directly, they generally stressed on social media platforms‟ ability of raising student interest and motivation. Purpose of this study is to determine effect of Facebook supported instruction on 4th grade elementary students‟ learning of Social Studies subjects. The study has been conducted by participation of 4th grade students of an inner-city elementary school managed by Provincial Directorate for National Education of Mugla in 2012-2013 academic years. A total of 32 students participated in the study. 15 of those students were in the experimental group while 17 of them were in the control group. In the study an academic achievement test consisting of 20 items has been used. Each item had a 4-alternative multiple choice question. Application span of the study was limited with 4 weeks. At the end of the study it has been determined that students in the experimental group who received educational support via Facebook demonstrate a significant difference in compare to the control group. Evaluation of the findings confirms the result that students in the experimental group more successful than students in the control group.

Keywords

Facebook, Social Studies, Academic Achievement, Elementary School, Nature

Facebook: Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretiminde Yeni Bir Yöntem

Öz

Sosyal medyanın öğrenciler tarafından yaygın olarak kullanımı, sosyal medya platformlarının ve özellikle bunların en yaygını olan Facebook‟un eğitim-öğretimde ne şekilde kullanılabileceğine ilişkin yoğun araştırmalara yol açmıştır. Bu çalışmaların az bir bölümü doğrudan akademik başarı üzerine etkisine odaklanmış, büyük bir bölümü ise ilgi ve motivasyonu artırabilme özelliğini ele almıştır. Bu araştırmanın amacı ilkokul dördüncü sınıf öğrencilerinin Sosyal Bilgiler konularını öğrenmede Facebook destekli öğretimin etkisini belirlemektir. Bu çalışma 2012-2013 Eğitim – Öğretim yılı bahar döneminde Muğla İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü‟ne bağlı bir merkez ilköğretim okulunda 4. Sınıf öğrencileri ile yapılmıştır. Araştırmaya toplam 32 öğrenci katılmıştır. Bunlardan 15‟i deney grubu, 17‟si ise kontrol grubudur. Araştırmada 4 seçenekli çoktan seçmeli 20 maddeden oluşan akademik başarı testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada uygulama süreci 4 hafta ile sınırlandırılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda Facebook üzerinden destek eğitimi yapılan deney grubundaki öğrencilerin kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı bir farklılık gösterdiği belirlenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgulara göre deney grubundaki öğrencilerin daha başarılı olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır

Anahtar Kelimeler

Facebook, Sosyal Bilgiler, Akademik Başarı, İlkokul, Doğa, Doğal Afetler

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Sabri Sidekli
MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye

Muhammet Avaroğulları
MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye

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March 19, 2016

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March 9, 2013

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March 15, 2013

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Year 2013 Volume: 2 Number: 2

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Sidekli, S., & Avaroğulları, M. (2016). Facebook: A New Method in Social Studies Teaching. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi, 2(2), 145-154. https://izlik.org/JA73RY93WK

Facebook: A New Method in Social Studies Teaching

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