An examination of products provided by students in primary school life sciences courses

Abstract

This study mainly aimed to examine the qualities of products provided by the primary school third-grade students in Life Sciences courses from several aspects and receive student opinions on the matter. In this qualitative research study, four class hours of the life sciences courses instructed by a third-grade classroom teacher who had been selected at a state school in Istanbul, Turkey were examined. The products provided by 32 students in those courses were examined from several aspects. All data were analyzed with the content analysis method. According to the findings achieved in the observations and the document review, the most provided products were slogans in the subject Traffic Rules, comparison table in the subject Leadership Characteristics, poems and acrostics in the subject I Can Say No, and letters in the subject Let Us Do Kindness. It was determined in the document review that the student products had the required qualities. The data obtained in the observation were about the products and student behaviors. The number of students who completed the products within the required time was higher than those who left the products unfinished. It was determined in the interviews that the students were happy with providing diverse products in the Life Sciences courses, they felt well and were willing to participate in the course.