%0 Journal Article %T Investigation of the Effects of Using Portfolio as an Alternative Assessment and Evaluation Approach on Students' Academic Achievement and Permanence of Learning in Science Course %A Asl£¿ Saylan %J - %D 2019 %X The study aimed to investigate the effects of portfolio teaching method in science on 6th grade students' achievement and permanence of learning. Pre-test and post-test control group experimental design was used. While experimental group was taught through portfolio teaching; control group was taught through discussion, question-and-answer, and expository teaching. The study group consisted of 60 students attending a middle school in Kayseri during 2016-2017 academic year. In the study that Light and Sound Academic Achievement Test (LSAAT) prepared by researchers was used, both post-test and retention test scores was found significantly higher than pre-test scores whereas no significant difference was found between post-test and retention test scores. Additionally, experimental group¡¯s post-test and retention test scores were significantly higher than control group. Accordingly, portfolio method had a large effect on post-test scores, and a moderate effect on retention test scores %K Portfolyo ile £¿£¿retim %K fen bilimleri e£¿itimi %K akademik ba£¿ar£¿ %U http://dergipark.org.tr/anemon/issue/43821/428865