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RESEARCH PAPER
The Educational Effectiveness of Didactical Games in Project-based Science Learning among 5th Grade Students
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The Academic Arab College for Education in Israel – Haifa, ISRAEL
Publication date: 2020-08-30
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2020;16(10):em1888
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to examine how the use of didactic games in teaching science
affects the learning environment, achievement, and motivation among primary school students.
The research population consisted of 188 5th
grade students from two primary schools. This group
was divided into an experimental group and a control group. The research tools consisted of two
questionnaires: one to determine the motivation to study science, and the other to determine the
learning environment. Moreover, a pre-test in science was administered before the intervention
and a post-test was administered afterwards. In addition, 20 pupils were interviewed. It was found
that the use of didactic games in teaching significantly increases student motivation to learn
science and that it has a positive effect on all the components of the “learning environment”, as
perceived by the students. In classes in which didactic games were used, the classroom
atmosphere improved more than in classes where such games were not used.
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