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ERIC Number: EJ1238626
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 10
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ISSN: EISSN-2065-1430
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The Effects of a Non-Routine Problem Solving Instruction on the 7th Graders' Brain Hemisphericity
Yapar Sögüt, Gizem; Yazgan, Yeliz
Acta Didactica Napocensia, v12 n2 p51-60 2019
This study aims to evaluate the effects of a non-routine problem solving instruction on the brain hemisphericity of the 7th graders (aged 13-14 years). One sample experimental design was used and twenty-one seventh graders participated in the study. Validated by Kök (2005), Brain Hemisphericity Inventory (BHI) was conducted to the experimental group as a pre-test. Participants were given an instruction which lasted for 18 lesson hours, and participants solved 80 non-routine problems throughout the instruction. The BHI was then applied to the experimental group as a post-test. The findings showed that there were significant differences between pre- and post-test scores of the participants. Although participants were mostly left-brained before the instruction, the number of left-brained participants decreased, and the number of right-brained students increased after the instruction. Findings indicated that non-routine problem solving may have a potential to change brain hemisphericity of the students. Based on that, it was concluded that amount of time and place given for non-routine problems in text-books and learning environments should be increased.
Babes-Bolyai University. Kogainiceanu 1, Cluj-Napoca, 400084 Romania. e-mail: submit_adn@yahoo.com; Web site: http://adn.teaching.ro
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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