The effect of science teaching enriched with web 2.0 tools on students' attitudes and achievements towards sustainable development

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of science education enriched with web 2.0 tools on the attitudes and achievements of 8th grade middle school students towards sustainable development. For this purpose, a quasi-experimental design, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the research. The study group of the research consists of 39 students studying in the 8th grade in Nusaybin district of Mardin province in the 2023-2024 academic year. The "Awareness Scale for Sustainable Life" developed by Akgül and Aydoğdu (2020) and the "Achievement Test for Sustainable Development" developed by the researcher were used as data collection tools in the research. While the subject of "Sustainable Development" was supported with web 2.0 tools in addition to the existing Science Course Curriculum with 20 experimental group students; The subject of "Sustainable Development" was taught only with the Science Course Curriculum with 19 control group students. The data obtained as a result of the research were analyzed using SPSS 23.0 package program using descriptive statistics, independent groups t test and dependent groups t test. No difference was found between the post-test pre-test scores of the experimental group and control group students in terms of attitude scores. A significant difference was found in favor of the experimental group between the post-test pre-test scores of the experimental group and control group students in terms of academic achievement scores. The findings obtained from the research revealed that the use of Web 2.0 tools in teaching increased academic success but did not contribute in any sense to the attitude towards sustainable development. As a result of the study, suggestions were made regarding the use of Web 2.0 tools in classes.