The effectiveness of using the Reggio Emilia approach on the science Learning of Primary third grade students

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1 Assistant Prof. of Farhangian University Department of Educational Science, Tehran, Iran

2 "The primary education group of the Faculty of Education at Nasibe Pardis University in Tehran, Iran."

3 "Assistant Professor in the educational sciences group, Faculty of Education, University of Culture and Education, Qazvin, Iran."

Abstract

The aim of the current research is to the effect of applying the Reggio Emilia approach on the learning of experimental sciences in the third grade of elementary school. This research was conducted as a quasi-experimental method with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population of the research was formed by the third-grade students of Andimeshk City. Among them, the third-grade students of Modares boys' primary school were selected and randomly 50 of them were replaced in two experimental and control groups. The experimental group was inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach and the control group was trained with the usual method for 15 sessions. Data collection was done with the researcher-made test of the science lesson and functional checklist. Teachers and professors confirmed the validity of the tool and its reliability was obtained through Cronbach's alpha test of 0.865. The results of the multivariate covariance analysis showed that the Reggio Emilia approach increased the learning rate of third-grade elementary students in the science course in all three levels of facts, basic concepts, and skills. the use of learning in new situations and the whole has significantly increased. This study showed that by using the Reggio Emilia approach as an exploratory, formative, and constructivist approach, students' learning can increase in all three levels of learning and applying what they have learned in new situations).Therefore, it is suggested to use and check the effectiveness of this approach for other courses and educational levels of the elementary school.

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