Design-based science education implementations in 4th grade

In today's technology and engineering studies carried out among countries, importance is given to gaining life skills in education in order not to be left behind as production. The desire of students to acquire life skills and adapt them to daily life adds importance to design-based science education practices. In this study, it is aimed to determine the effect of design-based science education (DBSE) applications on students' basic skills, attitudes towards science and creative thinking skills. The research was conducted in the 4th grade of Mahir Özgür Damar Primary School in 2017-2018 academic year. "Attitude Scale towards Science", "Creative Thinking Scale" and "Basic Skills Scale' were used in the study. The data were evaluated with statistical package program on computer. In this study, pre-test and post-test control group model, which is a kind of quasi-experimental design, is used. The five-week implementation process includes the 4th grade "Simple Electrical Circuits", "Effects of Force" and "Applied Science". In the study, while design-based science education practices did not have a significant effect on students' attitudes towards science, it was found that there was a significant positive effect on creative thinking and basic skills. In order to improve the attitudes of 4th graders towards science, to develop basic skills and creative thinking skills, activities that provide an opportunity to solve problems in daily life can be increased in the course. Possibilities and problems related to the provision of the said learning environment can be created for 4th grade students. Studies can be conducted to investigate the causes of different situations among the observed variables in the research results.