Evaluation of the Curriculum of Elementary School Third Grade Science Course

Tarık Başar; Esed Yağcı

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2017.00954a

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Tarık Başar ¹ ^* , Esed Yağcı ²

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¹ Ahi Evran University, Kırşehir, Turkey.² Hacettepe Universitesi, Ankara, Turkey^* Corresponding Author

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This study has been conducted with the aim of descriptively evaluating the Curriculum of Elementary School Third Grade Science Course. In this study, the elementary schools in Ankara have been divided into three groups, which are ‘‘high level, medium level, and low level’’, based on their success levels. The results of the study suggest that in terms of achievement level of prerequisite behaviors regarding the curriculum and achievement level of the acquisitions included in the curriculum, there is a significant difference between groups, which is in favor of the high level group. Similarly, it has been detected that in terms of both academic self-concept levels of students in the Third Grade Science Course and the quality of the education service given in the Elementary School Third Grade Science Course, there is a significant difference between groups, which is in favor of the high level group.

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curriculum evaluation
science course
science education
elementary school third grade
academic self-concept

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2017, Volume 13, Issue 8, 4609-4633

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Başar, T., & Yağcı, E. (2017). Evaluation of the Curriculum of Elementary School Third Grade Science Course. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(8), 4609-4633. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00954a

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Başar T, Yağcı E. Evaluation of the Curriculum of Elementary School Third Grade Science Course. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(8):4609-33. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00954a

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Başar T, Yağcı E. Evaluation of the Curriculum of Elementary School Third Grade Science Course. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(8), 4609-4633. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00954a

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Başar, Tarık, and Esed Yağcı. "Evaluation of the Curriculum of Elementary School Third Grade Science Course". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2017 13 no. 8 (2017): 4609-4633. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00954a

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Başar, T., and Yağcı, E. (2017). Evaluation of the Curriculum of Elementary School Third Grade Science Course. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(8), pp. 4609-4633. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00954a

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Başar, Tarık et al. "Evaluation of the Curriculum of Elementary School Third Grade Science Course". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 13, no. 8, 2017, pp. 4609-4633. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00954a