The effect of 5E-FCM on secondary school students' autonomous learning, motivations, achievements and misconceptions of fractions

The goal of the study is to present 5E-based views in teaching the subject of multiplication by fractions in 6th grade. Embedded design, one of the mixed method designs, was used in the study. It is to determine the effects of flipped classroom model (5E-FCM) applications on students' achievement, motivation, autonomous learning, and elimination of misconceptions about fractions. In addition, 90 sixth grade students selected by convenient sampling method from a public school in Kilimli district of Zonguldak province participated in the study. The Fraction Misconception Scale was used to examine the effect of the Achievement Scale, Motivation Scale and Autonomous Learning Scale, which were implemented to determine the effects of teaching practices on students' achievement, motivation, and autonomous learning levels, and the 5E-FCM practices on the elimination of misconceptions about fractions. A semi-structured interview form was applied to determine the students' views on the teaching. The obtained data were evaluated by using related and unrelated samples, t-test, arithmetic mean, percentage, frequency, content analysis techniques. As a result of the 5E-FCM teaching practices carried out in the research, the post-test achievement averages and autonomous learning averages were significant in favor of the experimental group; After the application, it was determined that the motivation levels of the students in the experimental group for the lesson and their sub-factors such as internal goal orientation, task value, learning control belief, self-efficacy perception related to learning and performance were at a high level, and they had a medium motivation level in the test anxiety dimension. According to the findings, 5E-FCM applications significantly increase students' success in fractions and their autonomous learning levels, their motivation levels are high as a result of teaching, 5E-FCM applications are effective in eliminating misconceptions about fractions, students get their own learning opportunities in the process and reinforce the subject. It was determined that they had positive opinions.