A Research on the Effects of Using Concept Cartoons and Mind Maps in Science Education

In this study, one group pre-test post test design was used and tried to find out the effects of using concept cartoons and mind maps on students’ achievements, motivations, attitudes, and perceptions of inquiry learning skills. As a result of this study, a significant differences were found in students’ achievements and motivations, however; there was no significant differences in students’ attitudes, and perceptions of inquiry learning skills. When the analysis related to attitudes and perceptions of inquiry learning skills was examined, the analysis related to attitudes and inquiry learning skill perceptions, post test measurement was found higher than pre-test measurement. Besides, in this study, the participant students were separated into two groups according to their achievement levels and examined their results concerning dependent variables. The analysis showed that there was no significant differences between groups concerning their achievement, attitude, motivation and inquiry learning skills perceptions.