Examination of the effect of multiple writing activities in the teachi̇ng of "ecosystem ecology and current environmental problems" topics on students exam success attitudes and anxieties

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of multiple writing activities on students' exam success, attitudes and anxieties in the teaching of "Ecosystem Ecology and Current Environmental Problems" subjects. Study; in a high school, in the district of Kaynarca in Sakarya province was also held in the second semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. The sample of the study consists of 48 students studying in the 10th grade. While the subjects of "Ecosystem Ecology and Current Environmental Problems" were taught to experiment 1(control) group students with classical-traditional teaching methods (direct instruction, question-answer), experiment 2 group students were taught with multiple writing activities. As data collection tools, "Ecosystem Ecology and Current Environmental Problems" exam, "Biology Science and Course Attitude Scale" and "Biology Course Anxiety Scale" were used. The study is a quantitative research, data were collected using a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental model, and analyzed with SPSS package programs. When the data of the study is analyzed; it has been observed that multiple writing activities in the teaching of "Ecosystem Ecology and Current Environmental Problems" subjects have a significant positive effect on the exam success of the students. In addition, while multiple writing activities caused a significant decrease in students' biology lesson anxiety, it was observed that they did not cause a significant effect between the groups in biology lesson attitude. Keywords: Biology lesson, Multiple writing activities, Anxiety, Attitude.