The effect of using writing to learn activities in social studies on students’ academic achievement

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the impact of writing to learn activities on student achievement in the unit of “Journey through Turkish History” of the 7th grade Social Studies. The study was conducted with a total of 60 students of Muğla Şahidi Secondary School in the second semester of the 2012-2013 academic year. In accordance with the study, 25 item multiple – choice achievement test which was proved reliable and prepared in consultation with experts in the field before and after the experimental procedure by scanning the related literature was conducted on the experimental groups and control groups consisting of 60 students. According to the findings from the study, the students in the experimental group were more successful than the students in the control group in terms of achievement points of the final test. Student’s thoughts about writing to learn activities was established and students in the experimental group specified that writing to learn activities help them to understand and learn.

Keywords: Social Studies, writing to learn, writing to learn in social studies