The effects of using learning objects in two different settings

Abstract

The study compared the effects of Learning Objects (LOs) within different applications; in classroom and inextracurricular activities. So in this study, firstly a Learning Object Repository (LOR) has been designed inparallel with 9th grade school mathematics curriculum. One of the two treatment groups was named as"classroom group" (n=24) used LOs with the guidance of the teacher during lessons in a computer lab, anothergroup named as "project group" (n=26) used LOs at home with the aim of preparing projects and assignments.Students in both groups used LOs during 11 weeks. A pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental design was used.Test results are compared in different learning domains (sets, numbers, relations and functions). In addition theinterviews with the teacher and the observations inside the class were taken into account for revealing thereasons about the change on academic achievements. The results of the study about students' academicachievements showed that; LOs use in classroom activities were more effective than LOs use in extracurricularactivities if sets, numbers, relations, functions and operations domains are considered together. Nevertheless thisstudy supported the idea of "LOs can be used in both in classroom activities and in extracurricular activities". © The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology.