Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Öğretiminde Eğitsel Oyunların Kullanımının Akademik Başarı, Tutum ve Kalıcılığa Etkisi

Abstract

The aim of this research is to determine the effect of educational games on achievement of students in teaching Turkish as a foreign language, student s success, attitude towards the course and permanence of knowledge learned. The study group of the study was selected from 8-12 year old students learning Turkish as a foreign language at the Beginner (A1) Level in Adiyaman Public Education Center in 2018-2019 academic year. Paired pretest-posttest control group quasi-experimental design was used as the data collection tool, as the Beginner Level (A1) Turkish Proficiency Exam and Attitude Scale for Children Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language developed by Erol (2019). As the result of the study, it was concluded that the use of educational games in teaching Turkish as a foreign language increases student achievement and provides permanent learning and positive attitude development.