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School Smartification and Retention of Biology Lesson: Case Study in Iran

Received: 18 December 2016     Accepted: 12 January 2017     Published: 31 January 2017
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In this paper, the influence of smart schools on retention of biology lesson among first grade high school students of Kermanshah city in Iran is studied in education year 2015-2016. The research method is quasi-experimental with two experiment and control groups. By cluster random sampling, two classes with normal educational system and two classes with smart educational system are selected among first grade high school students of Kermanshah. The sample size included 100 students who are divided into two 50-member experimental and control groups. The independent variable is smart schools and the dependent variable is retention. The content of the eighth chapter of the biology book is taught to both groups in normal and smart methods. The applied tool is a researcher-designed retention test that is performed in two pretest and posttest retention stages in two groups. First, no significant difference is seen in the levels of preliminary knowledge of the students in two groups. After the experiment, a posttest is condycted to evaluate retention level in both groups. The average score of the experiment group is bigger than the average score of the control group. The independent t-test is used to examine the research hypothesis. This test is calculated with 95% confidence, which indicates a significance difference between the students’ retention process in biology and its implication in teaching and retention of biology.

Published in Science Journal of Education (Volume 5, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.sjedu.20170501.11
Page(s) 1-4
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Smart Education, Normal Education, Retention, Biology

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  • Department of Humanities, Doroud Branch, Islamic Azad University, Doroud, Iran

  • Department of Humanities, Doroud Branch, Islamic Azad University, Doroud, Iran

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