The effect of computer assisted instruction based constructivist learning approach on students attitudes and achievements

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of computer assisted instruction based constructivist learning approach on students' attitudes towards computers and science and technology lesson and their achievements at science and technology lesson. The study group is a group of 56 students who attend to fourth grade of a public primary school which were selected via convenient sampling method from Körfez (Kocaeli). The data were collected by means of Attitude Scale to Science and Technology Lesson, Attitude Scale to Computers and Achievement Test. In this research, a quasi-experiment design with pre test-post test control group was employed. The subjects was taught to the students using constructivist learning method which carried out at present syllabus in control group and computer assisted instruction based constructivist learning approach in experimental group. The findings from this study showed that there was a statistically significant difference between groups' post-test attitudes towards computers and post-test scores obtained from achievement test in favour of experimental group (p<0.05). The findings also showed that there wasn't a statistically significant difference between groups' post attitudes towards science and technology lesson (p>0.05) despite the fact that there was a positive increase at experimental groups' attitudes.

Constructivist Learning Approach ,

Attitude ,

Achievement ,

Computer Assisted Instruction ,