International Journal of New Trends in Arts, Sports & Science Education

Yazarlar: Serap ÖZ AYDIN, Aysun SICAKER, Selin ŞAHİN, Behçet ŞAHİN

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Protein Synthesis,Lecturing Method,Role-Playing,Animation

Özet: To ensure permanent retention, the educational method used in teaching an abstract concept such as protein synthesis must be well planned and must present the subject in a manner that makes it as concrete as possible. The purpose of this study was to determine the different methods that can be used to explain the subject of protein synthesis and to discover the effects of these methods on the level of understanding. The research was conducted with 37 third-year students in a genetics class in the Science Education Department of Balıkesir University, Necatibey Faculty of Education. The students' level of understanding of the topic of protein synthesis was explored with a protein synthesis test of understanding consisting of 10 open-ended questions and a multiple-choice test of 16 questions. These tests were administered to all of the students as a pre-test prior to the class. The scores obtained were reviewed and 3 groups of students with equivalent scores were formed. A traditional method of teaching was used to explain protein synthesis to the first group, while a traditional method plus an animation was used in the second group and the method of role-playing was implemented in the third group. At the end of the application, a protein synthesis test of understanding was administered to all of the students as a multiple-choice post-test. The data collected were analyzed using the Two-factor Mixed Measures ANOVA in SPSS-20, while the multiple comparisons were analyzed using the Bonferroni and LSD tests. The results of the analysis showed differences in the level of understanding gleaned from the different methods, but these differences were not found to be statistically significant.

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