The effects of note-taking and kwl strategy on attitude and academic achievement

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to compare the KWL and note-taking strategies with the traditional method in Science and Technology Course of the fifth grade students at elemantary school, and to determine the academic achievement and attitudes toward science course. This quasi-experimental study with "pre-post test and control group" design was carried out during the spring semester of 2005-2006 academic year. The sample of the study was composed of 121 fifth graders attending public elementary schools located in city center of Hatay. The data has been collected by administering "Science Achievement Test" and "Science Attitude Scale". Science and Technology course was instructed to the first group by "KWL strategy", by "notetaking strategy" to the second group, and the by "traditional method" to the control group. The results of the study showed that "notetaking and KWL strategies" in the 5 th grade Sience and Technology courses can be effective for increasing the academic achievement.