ERIC Number: EJ1171314
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-2332-3205
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Perceptions of Elementary School Students: Experiences and Dreams about the Life Studies Course
Baysal, Z. Nurdan; Tezcan, Özlem Apak; Araç, Kamil Ersin
Universal Journal of Educational Research, v6 n3 p440-454 2018
This study seeks to identify elementary school students' views and perceptions of the Life Studies course through verbal and visual instruments. It employs a descriptive phenomenological research design. The study surveyed second- and third-grade students attending one private elementary school and two state elementary schools. The data was collected using a form including open-ended questions prepared by the researchers. The same form asked students to draw a picture of what kind of setting/class they envisioned for the Life Studies course. As part of the study, which incorporated feedback from 146 students, pictures were examined, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 students selected through criterion sampling. The data collected from both the open-ended questions and the pictures and interviews was analyzed using content analysis. According to the research results, the students considered Life Studies a fun course that teaches and facilitates life skills and provides new information; however, they also reported that Life Studies was a boring course because it requires too much writing and they do not like some activities.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Biological Sciences, Student Experience, Student Educational Objectives, Student Attitudes, Phenomenology, Grade 3, Grade 2, Semi Structured Interviews, Freehand Drawing, Art Expression, Student Satisfaction, Student Interests, Instructional Materials, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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