The Power of Graphic Organizers: Effects on Students' Word-Learning and Achievement Emotions in Social Studies

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  • Author(s): Ilter, Ilhan
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 2016 41(1).
  • Publication Date:
    2016
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      24
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Education
      Grade 4
      Intermediate Grades
    • Subject Terms:
      Instructional Materials; Vocabulary Development; Emotional Response; Social Studies; Quasiexperimental Design; Pretests Posttests; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Concept Mapping; Questioning Techniques; Thinking Skills; Teaching Methods; Elementary School Students; Grade 4; Comparative Analysis; Program Effectiveness; Word Recognition; Foreign Countries; Context Effect
    • Subject Terms:
      Turkey
    • ISSN:
      0313-5373
    • Abstract:
      The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of three graphic organizers for teaching vocabulary and the development of the emotions-related to achievement. The study focused on the effects of different types of graphic organizers on word-learning and various emotions in social studies. This study was designed as a quasi-experimental design by utilizing a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The experimental group was instructed on vocabulary by using the Concept definition map, a Word-questioning strategy and a Circle thinking map for word-learning, while the control group was taught to use the C(2)QU [(Context (2)-Questioning-Using)] as a process of learning new vocabulary from context. The participants of this study were fourth-grade students from a state school in Bayburt, Turkey. The results indicated that the graphic organizers group was more successful than the comparison group in terms of improving general word recognition knowledge and meaningful leaps in acquisition of target word meanings. In addition, it was found that using different types of graphic organizers developed positive achievement emotions (i.e., enjoyment, hope and pride) more than contextual learning process in social studies.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      85
    • Publication Date:
      2016
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1088195