Effect of 5E instructional model in student success in primary school 6th year circulatory system topic

Constructivism is the teaching philosophy that proposes learners need to build their own understanding of new ideas. Teaching via the Learning Cycle originated with the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (Trowbridge & Bybee, 1990). The five phases, ( Seyhan & Morgil, 2007;Ozsevgec, Cepni & Ozsevgec, 2006) which capture the essence of the students’ actions, are as follows:

Engagement: The activities in this section captures the students’ attention, stimulates their thinking, and helps them access prior knowledge.

Exploration: Students are given time to think, plan, investigate, and organize collected information.

Explanation: Students are now involved in an analysis of their explorations. Their understanding is clarified and modified because of reflective activities.

Extension: This section gives students the opportunity to expand and solidify their understanding of the concept and/or apply it to a real world situation.

Evaluation: Evaluation occurs throughout the lesson. The teacher should observe students’ knowledge and skills along with their application of new concepts and a change in thinking.