Comparison of grammar teaching by the intuitive and direct lecture methods in terms of their effect on student achievement and attainment


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Şahin E. K., Arseven İ.

International Journal of Curriculum and Instructio, cilt.14, sa.1, ss.1071-1087, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Dergi Adı: International Journal of Curriculum and Instructio
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1071-1087
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study investigates the effect of grammar teaching by the intuitive method on student achievement and attainment through comparison with the effect of the direct lecture method on the same variables. The study used the pretest-posttest control group design, a quasi-experimental design under the experimental research method, by adopting a quantitative research approach. It was conducted with the 8th grade students attending Yakupoğlan Middle School located in the central district of Turkey’s Sivas province in the 2020-2021 academic year. The study group consists of 24 students in the experimental group, in which the intuitive method was implemented, and 21 students in the control group exposed to the direct lecture method. The achievement test prepared by the researcher was used for data collection. The achievement and attainment levels of the experimental and control groups were determined and compared through independent groups t-test, Wilcoxon test, and Mann-Whitney U test. At the end of the experiment, the mean posttest score of the students in the experimental group subjected to the intuitive method was significantly higher than their mean pretest score. Although the mean posttest score of the control group students exposed to the direct lecture method was higher than their mean pretest score, such difference was not at a significant level. In addition, the experimental group students were determined to have a significantly higher mean attainment score than the control group students. The study shows that the intuitive method, which is based on constructivist learning approach, yields more effective results in grammar teaching than the direct lecture method.study investigates the effect of grammar teaching by the intuitive method on student achievement and attainment through comparison with the effect of the direct lecture method on the same variables. The study used the pretest-posttest control group design, a quasi-experimental design under the experimental research method, by adopting a quantitative research approach. It was conducted with the 8th grade students attending Yakupoğlan Middle School located in the central district of Turkey’s Sivas province in the 2020-2021 academic year. The study group consists of 24 students in the experimental group, in which the intuitive method was implemented, and 21 students in the control group exposed to the direct lecture method. The achievement test prepared by the researcher was used for data collection. The achievement and attainment levels of the experimental and control groups were determined and compared through independent groups t-test, Wilcoxon test, and Mann-Whitney U test. At the end of the experiment, the mean posttest score of the students in the experimental group subjected to the intuitive method was significantly higher than their mean pretest score. Although the mean posttest score of the control group students exposed to the direct lecture method was higher than their mean pretest score, such difference was not at a significant level. In addition, the experimental group students were determined to have a significantly higher mean attainment score than the control group students. The study shows that the intuitive method, which is based on constructivist learning approach, yields more effective results in grammar teaching than the direct lecture method.This study investigates the effect of grammar teaching by the intuitive method on student achievement and attainment through comparison with the effect of the direct lecture method on the same variables. The study used the pretest-posttest control group design, a quasi-experimental design under the experimental research method, by adopting a quantitative research approach. It was conducted with the 8th grade studentsattending Yakupoğlan Middle School in the central district of Turkey’s Sivas province in the 2020-2021 academic year. The study group consists of 24 students in the experimental group, in which the intuitive method was implemented, and 21 students in the control group exposed to the direct lecture method. The achievement test prepared by the researcher was used for data collection. The achievement and attainment levels of the experimental and control groups were determined and compared through independent groups t-test, Wilcoxon test, and Mann-Whitney U test. At the end of the experiment, the mean posttest score of the students in the experimental group subjected to the intuitive method was significantly higher than their mean pretest score. Although the mean posttest score of the control group students exposed to the direct lecture method was higher than their mean pretest score, such difference was not at a significant level. In addition, the experimental group students were determined to have a significantly higher mean attainment score than the control group students. The study shows that the intuitive method, which is based on constructivist learning approach, yields more effective results in grammar teaching than the direct lecture method.
This study investigates the effect of grammar teaching by the intuitive method on student achievement and

attainment through comparison with the effect of the direc

t lecture method on the same variables. The study

used the pretest

-

posttest control group design, a quasi

-

experimental design under the experimental research

method, by adopting a quantitative research approach. It was conducted with the 8th grade students

attending Yakupoğlan Middle School in the central district of Turkey’s Sivas province in the 2020

-

2021

academic year. The study group consists of 24 students in the experimental group, in which the intuitive

method was implemented, and 21 students in the

control group exposed to the direct lecture method. The

achievement test prepared by the researcher was used for data collection. The achievement and attainment

levels of the experimental and control groups were determined and compared through independent

groups t

-

test, Wilcoxon test, and Mann

-

Whitney U test. At the end of the experiment, the mean posttest score of the

students in the experimental group subjected to the intuitive method was significantly higher than their

mean pretest score. Although the me

an posttest score of the control group students exposed to the direct

lecture method was higher than their mean pretest score, such difference was not at a significant level. In

addition, the experimental group students were determined to have a significan

tly higher mean attainment

score than the control group students. The study shows that the intuitive method, which is based on

constructivist learning approach, yields more effective results in grammar teaching than the direct lecture

method.