Investigation of the effec of using web 2.0 applications in primary school 3rd grade science course

The research was conducted to determine whether using Web 2.0 applications in the primary school 3rd grade Science course is effective on students' attitudes and motivation. The study was based on a mixed model in which qualitative and quantitative studies were used together. While survey research was conducted in the quantitative part of the study, action research was conducted in the qualitative part. The population of the research consists of the Central district of Nevşehir province, and the study group consists of 377 students studying in the 3rd grade of two different primary schools in the central district. At the beginning of the research process, a pre test was applied to the study group to determine the students' current attitudes and motivations towards science. The functioning of the Science subjects determined during the 12 week period was enriched by using 10 different Web 2.0 tools in the home and school environment in the stages of drawing attention, explaining the subject and evaluating the subject. At the end of the process, a post-test was applied and the differentiation in attitudes and motivations was analysed within the framework of the research problems. The quantitative data of the study were collected with the "Attitude Scale towards Science Lesson" developed by Demirci (2002) and the "Motivation Scale for Learning Science" developed by Dede and Yaman (2008) in accordance with data collection techniques. Data obtained from the scales were analysed using the Dependent and Independent Groups T test. The qualitative data of the research consists of the documents obtained as a result of the applications carried out every week and teacher interviews. As a result of the quantitative analysis of the research, no significant difference was observed in students' motivation and attitude scores towards the Science course when Web 2.0 applications were used in classes. The use of Web 2.0 tools in the Science course did not create a significant difference in the attitudes and motivation of students in terms of gender variable. Considering the qualitative data, the use of activities developed with Web 2.0 tools in the Science course positively affects students' interest, attention and success, especially their attitudes and motivation towards the course. The majority of teachers participating in the research expressed positive opinions about the use of Web 2.0 applications in lessons. Considering the findings obtained from the research, Web 2.0 tools are integrated into different units, preparing digital applied content for the Science course in accordance with the student level, and integrating Web 2.0 applications into the course so that students can use this process more efficiently, taking into account the duration of students' stay on the internet. It is also recommended that the research be repeated using different scales in similar studies.