Vol.7, No.2, May 2018. ISSN: 2217-8309 eISSN: 2217-8333
TEM Journal
TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, MANAGEMENT, INFORMATICS Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science |
The Impact of Edmodo-Assisted Project-Based Learning Applications on the Inquiry Skills and the Academic Achievement of Prospective Teachers
Cigdem Hursen
© 2018 Cigdem Hursen, published by UIKTEN. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Citation Information: TEM Journal. Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages 446-455, ISSN 2217-8309, DOI: 10.18421/TEM72-29, May 2018.
Received: 16 February 2018
Abstract:
In this paper, the impact of Edmodo-assisted project-based learning applications on the inquiry skills and the academic achievement of prospective teachers has been examined. In addition, an attempt is made to determine the opinions of prospective teachers concerning Edmodo platform. The study was designed with pre-test / post-test model with control group and included 72 prospective teachers, 35 of whom were in an experimental group and 37 of whom were in a control group. At the end of the studies which took 12 weeks, it was found out that project-based learning applications assisted by Edmodo platform created a positive impact on the inquiry skills and the academic achievement of prospective teachers. In addition, it was found out that prospective teachers were satisfied with performing activities in Edmodo platform.
Keywords –Edmodo, Project-based learning, Teacher training, Technology. |
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