Use of Evidence-Based Activities within the Scope of Authentic Learning Approach in Primary School Social Studies Lesson

Abstract

Within the scope of the authentic learning approach, the teaching process can be designed by using various methods and techniques. One of these methods is evidence-based learning. By using evidence in authentic learning, activities and tasks can be created according to the components of authentic learning and the teaching process can be designed. In this study, activities and authentic tasks were created and applications were made by using evidence in the authentic learning process in the primary school Social Studies course. In this context, it is aimed to reveal how authentic learning components are reflected in the teaching process carried out with the use of evidence-based activities within the scope of authentic learning approach in primary school Social Studies course. The working group of the study was designed according to the action research design, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was determined using the typical case sampling technique. Accordingly, the working group of the study consists of 35 primary school 4th grade students in a public school in Diyarbakir. Data in the study were collected from observations, worksheets, student, and researcher diaries. Descriptive analysis technique was used in the analysis of the obtained data. According to the results of the research, it was determined that students' high-level thinking and developing different perspectives skills developed in the learning process, they associate subjects with their own lives, they cooperate to solve life problems and benefit from expert opinions. In this respect, it has been observed that the use of evidence-based activities in the authentic learning process in Social Studies course can be quite functional.