The first purpose was to develop a diagnostic test to investigate new
anchoring and bridging analogies. Second one was to compare the effects of
bridging analogies based instruction (BABI) versus traditional teaching method
(TTM) on sophomore students&rsquo / misconceptions in Newton&rsquo / s Third Law (NTL).
An Anchoring Analogy Diagnostic Test (AADT), Newton&rsquo / s Third Law
Misconception Test (NTLMT), and Attitude Scale toward Newton&rsquo / s Third Law
(ASNTL) were used as measuring tools.
Unlike single analogies in each step as used in literature, the researcher
introduced the group concept and developed the new style of concept diagrams
after the first part. The second part was conducted with 308 students in the
same department of the same public universities of previous year sample in
2006-2007. In the study, the instructors administered the NTLMT and ASNTL
as a pretest. One instructor had randomly assigned one control and one
experimental group, while the other instructor (researcher) had randomly
assigned two groups. Experimental groups were instructed by the BABI while
control groups were instructed by the TTM. After three-week treatment period,
the same tests were given as posttests to both groups.
The first part analyzed by using both Excel and SPSS indicated that the
AADT was effective in diagnosing anchoring analogies, bridging analogies,
and target cases. It was also easy to develop the new style of concept diagrams.
The second part were analyzed by using multivariate analysis of covariance
(MANCOVA). According to the results, the BABI significantly remediate
students&rsquo / misconceptions in the NTL with respect to the TTM. However, the
BABI showed no significant effect on students&rsquo / attitudes toward the NTL with
respect to the TTM.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12608312/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 March 2007 |
| Creators | Yilmaz, Serkan |
| Contributors | Eryilmaz, Ali |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Ph.D. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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