An investigation of using educational toys into science instruction for 4th graders

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the learning outcomes of using educational toys into science instruction for 4th graders. A quasi-experimental design was used with 4 classes. The findings of this study include (1) students in the experimental group got higher scores than the control group did on the science achievement test and the scientific attitudes scale; (2) more than 90.2% of students in the experimental group had positive response on the study questionnaire. Therefore it can be concluded that science educational toys and competition is effective for 4th graders in this study. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.