The effect of 5e methods on student achievement and attitude for teaching periodic table in science lesson

The purpose of this study is to test the effect of 5E model on student achievement and attitude for teaching periodic table in science lesson.In this study the sample were consisted of 45 students who were from 30 Eylül Boarding Zone Primary School. The study was conducted during the 2007-2008 first semester.In this study, pre test-post test control grup design was used. The subjects of this study was divided into two (experimental and control) groups randomly. The control group were taught with traditional teaching method, while the experimental group were learned with constructivist learning model. Similar activities which were related to periodic table were used in both groups.T-test and ANCOVA analysis were used for testing the hypotheses of the study. The results showed that students who were learned with a 5E model scored significantly higher than the students who were taught with traditional teaching method with respect to achievement.Key Words: Constructivism , Periodic Table, Science Education, , 5E?s Method