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Eliminating student misconceptions regarding the unit, Adventure of Democracy, in sixth grade social studies lessons

South African journal of education, 2023-11, Vol.43 (4), p.1-13 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright Education Association of South Africa Nov 2023 ;This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. ;ISSN: 0256-0100 ;ISSN: 2076-3433 ;EISSN: 2076-3433 ;DOI: 10.15700/saje.v43n4a2229

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  • Title:
    Eliminating student misconceptions regarding the unit, Adventure of Democracy, in sixth grade social studies lessons
  • Author: Çelikkaya, Tekin ; Kürümlüoglu, Mutlu
  • Subjects: Action research ; Curricula ; Democracy ; Education & Educational Research ; Education, Scientific Disciplines ; Misconceptions ; Secondary schools ; Social studies ; Students ; Teaching methods
  • Is Part Of: South African journal of education, 2023-11, Vol.43 (4), p.1-13
  • Description: Misconceptions are judgments formed in the mind of an individual about a concept that contradicts scientific principles. Identifying and correcting existing misconceptions in students’ minds is an important part of education. To help students properly grasp the concepts covered in the curriculum, any existing misconceptions should be identified and eliminated first, which will ensure that they will better learn the concepts that they encounter in the future. Adopting an action research design, we aimed to examine whether the misconceptions of 6th grade students regarding the study unit, The Adventure of Democracy, have been resolved. The study group consisted of 24 students in classes 6/A and 6/B at the Havuz Secondary School in the Kangal district of the Sivas province of Turkey in the 2017/2018 academic year. Certain methods were used to produce activities aimed at teaching concepts and eliminating misconceptions – audio recordings and field notes were used as the data collection tools. The data were analysed through descriptive analysis. The analysis revealed that the action research activities were effective in teaching the targeted concepts and eliminating the misconceptions held by students.
  • Publisher: Bloemfontein: Education Association of South Africa
  • Language: English;Portuguese
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0256-0100
    ISSN: 2076-3433
    EISSN: 2076-3433
    DOI: 10.15700/saje.v43n4a2229
  • Source: Open Access: African Journals Online
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