FEN VE TEKNOLOJİ/FEN BİLİMLERİ DERSİNDE TAHMİN ET- GÖZLE-AÇIKLA YÖNTEMİ İLE DESTEKLENMİŞ YANSITICI DÜŞÜNMEYE DAYALI ETKİNLİK UYGULAMALARININ BAŞARI, KALICILIK, MADDE VE DEĞİŞİM ÖĞRENME ALANINA YÖNELİK TUTUM, BİLİMSEL SÜREÇ BECERİLERİ VE AKADEMİK RİSK ALMA DAVRANIŞLARINA ETKİSİ.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of reflective thinking activities supported by the POE strategy (Prediction-Observation-Explanation) on several learning products in "The Structure and Properties of Substances", an unit included in the Seventh Grade Science and Technology Curriculum. The study was based on the pretest-posttest control group design. The population was comprised of two different groups of students, namely 7/A and 7/B, who studied at a Primary School in Diyarbakir. The study lasted eight weeks, during which the experimental group was provided with reflective thinking activities supported by the POE strategy (POE form learning logs, negotiated learning and purposeful - reflective group discussions, asking questions to oneself, self-assessment) whereas the control group was taught through the activities recommended by the Ministry of National Education. A comparison between the experimental group, which was provided with reflective thinking activities supported by the POE strategy, and the control group, which was taught through the activities recommended by the Ministry of National Education, confirmed that the experimental group has significantly higher achievement, student's retention the Science, positive attitude to the learning domain "Substance and Change", science process skills, and academic risk-taking level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]