The effect of exchange of knowledge method on the academic success and recall level i̇n teachi̇ng permutati̇on and probabi̇li̇ty subject

The aim of this study was to compare The Exchange of Knowledge Method (EKM) to teacher centered teaching methods on learning success and the recall level in teaching Permutation and Probability. The study was carried out in the second term of 2014-2015 academic year at Kocaöz elementary school in Çobanlar district of Afyon. The participants of the study were 36 students that were divided into one experimental (18) and one control group (18). The study lasted five weeks. For the purpose of this study, the experimental groups were instructed by using "Exchange of Knowledge Method" technique of cooperative learning whereas the control group was instructured by using teacher centered teaching methods. The research has been designed in test model with pre-test and post-test control groups. "Achievement Test" prepared from Permutation and Probability unit in a seventh grade math class were given both groups, at the beginning of the study as a pre-test, at the end of the studyas a post-test and then also given 3 week later as a recall test. To analysis the scares received in pre and post test, SPSS 16.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) computer program was use. t-test and 3x2 Mixed-Design ANOVAwas applied for comparing of student success level and learning performance of student in the control and experimental groups. Also the level of significance was p<.05. At result of study is not founded out a relevant difference as of statistics between post-tests and recall tests of groups. In the result of the research, can be said that "Exchange of Knowledge Method is at least as effective as the teacher centered teaching methods in teaching Permutation and Probability. Also, the students in the experimental group were given the "The Exchange of Knowledge Method Questionnaire" after the training to obtain the view points of the participants. It was found that most of the students in the experimental group held positive views about The Exchange of Knowledge Method. However, according to the opinion of some students and the observations have emerged as some of the negative situations such as the students in the low group don't do all the tasks, some of the students match with friends they do not want to work, to occur more noise in the classroom, to create chaos exchange of peer and group. Key Words: Cooperative Learning, The Exchange of Knowledge Method, Teaching Permutation and Probability