Examination of Students’ View about Usage of Comparative Advance Organizer Concerning Chemical Change Unit

An advance organizer is a teaching and learning tool that is presented prior to the subject to be learned, and that helps learners to organize and interpret new incoming information. The advance organizers are divided into two according to their purpose of preparation, comparative and expository. At the same time, they can be prepared in different forms such as verbal, pictorial and auditory. In this study, a concept map used as a comparative advance organizer concerning chemical change unit was prepared firstly. Then this advance organizer has been implemented in a 9th class. The sample of the study consisted of 26 students, 16 girls, and 10 boys, who attend school a state school in Bal？kesir. After the application, the opinions of the students concerning the concept map were taken. It was concluded that the students had positive views about concept map that was used as a comparative advance organizer. At the end of the study, some recommendations for incorporating advance organizers in chemistry classes were presented.