Designing, Developing And Applicability Of Orientiring And Formula 1 Contexted Course Plans For Physics Teaching

Abstract

Force and motion is a threshold issue for each sub-branch of physics. In this study, for the ninth-grade teaching of the force and motion subject, lesson plans in orienteering and Formula 1 contexts were prepared with ADDIE design and development model. In addition to presenting designing, developing steps and the contents of the lesson plans in detail within the scope of the study, the applicability of the plans was demonstrated. For this, the plans were applied with 110 students in two classes of an Anatolian high school and a general high school (30 to 35 students per a class). The application lasted 16 hours (8 weeks). While the application was carried out by participant researcher, the teachers of the classes participated in all classes as observers. The applicability of the plans is set out in five clauses: time use, active participation, material use, classroom environment, observer teachers’ and the participating students views on context-based approach. As a result, there is no problem in the implementation of the prepared plans in the classroom environment according to the criteria determined. According to the teacher in the Anatolian high school, context-based teaching is inefficient in terms of time usage, but it is quite efficient compared to the general high school teacher. Students think that teaching physics with sample applications is more effective in facilitating learning and increasing the retention of learning compared to previous teaching experiences.