The Effect of the 5E Instructional Model Enriched with Cooperative Learning and Animations on Seventh Grade Students' Academic Achievement and Scientific Attitudes.
The aim of this research is to determine the effect of the different teaching methods, on seventh grade students' academic achievement and scientific attitudes. The research was carried out using quasi experimental methods. The research sample consisted of 84 seventh grade students studying in three different classes. One of these classes an animation group, the second class was a cooperative group, the third was a control group. The data collection tools used were the Science Achievement Test (SAT) and the Scientific Attitude Scale (SAS).When each group's SAT and SAS pre test ANOVA scores were compared, no significant differences were found between them. SAT post test results showed a significant difference in favour of the animation group. In addition, the findings of the study revealed that the cooperative group's mean post test were not statistically significant. When SAS post test scores of the animation and control groups were compared, there was a significant difference in favour of the animation group. When the SAS post test scores of the cooperative and control groups were compared, there was a significant difference in favour of the cooperative group. When the SAS post test scores of the cooperative and animation group were compared, there were no statistically significant differences in students' attitudes.