The Decision-Making Skills of the Children Who Have Taken 1st and 2nd Grade Life Sciences Courses as Evaluated by Their Parents

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the Life Sciences course decision-making skill of the 3 rd grade primary school students as evaluated by the parents. The study was conducted in screening model. The participants of the study were the parents (41 mothers and 26 fathers) of the students (32 girls, 35 boys) who study in the center of the province of Adıyaman in the academic year of 2017-2018. In order to collect the data, "decision-making skill level" survey form, which evaluates the decision-making gains of the 1 st and 2 nd grade Life Sciences course, was used. According to the findings, the decision-making skill of the students was 94.54 out of 120, which is "very good". The decision-making skill levels of the students did not show a significant difference depending on the parent variable (mother or father), the students' gender, or the school type attended (central or disadvantaged neighborhood). Depending on their success in school, however, there was a significant difference in their decision-making skill levels; a positive correlation was detected between the decision-making skill and the success in school. The decision-making skill of the students did not show a significant difference depending on their self-confidence level or their success in the Life Sciences course.

Analyzing the primary education Social Science program’s (2018) achievements in terms of life skills

“…In the examined Social Study Program, the acquisitions in the skill area of "problem solving and decision-making skills" are generally related to "decision making". In the study conducted by Polat (2018), a positive relationship was found between social studies lesson success and decision-making skills in children. Significant differences were found between students' decision-making skills, self-confidence levels and Life Studies course achievements (Polat, 2018).…”

“…İncelenen Hayat Bilgisi Programında "problem çözme ve karar verme becerileri" beceri alanındaki kazanımlar genellikle "karar verme ve karar alma" ile ilgilidir. Polat (2018) tarafından yapılan çalışmada Hayat bilgisi dersi başarısı ile çocuklardaki karar verme becerisi arasında pozitif ilişki bulunmuştur. Öğrencilerin karar verme becerileri öz güven düzeyleri ve Hayat Bilgisi dersi başarıları arasında anlamlı farklılıklar bulunmuştur (Polat, 2018).…”