Effect of Inquiry Based Learning Method on Students  Motivation

Bayram, ZEKİ; Özyalçın Oskay, ÖZGE; Erdem, EMİNE; Dinçol Özgür, SİNEM; Şen, ŞENOL

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.12.112

Effect of Inquiry Based Learning Method on Students Motivation

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Bayram Z., Özyalçın Oskay Ö., Erdem E., Dinçol Özgür S., Şen Ş.

PROCEDIA SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES, vol.106, pp.988-996, 2013 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 106
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.12.112
Journal Name: PROCEDIA SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
Journal Indexes: ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), MLA - Modern Language Association Database
Page Numbers: pp.988-996
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of inquiry based learning method on students’ motivation. Nonequivalent Control Group Design was employed as the research method and the population of this study was comprised of first-grade students attending the Faculty of Education at Hacettepe University. The Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) which was developed by Pintrich, Smith, Garcia and McKeachie (1991) and adapted into Turkish by Büyüköztürk, Akgün, Özkahveci and Demirel (2004) was applied to determine students’ motivation. For the evaluation of the data, statistical analysis was applied.