Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Eğitimde Nitel Araştırmalar Dergisi, cilt.2023, sa.36, ss.1-29, 2023 (ESCI)
This study aimsto reveal the effectiveness of educational games in raising awareness about the values of responsibility, patience and honesty in the programmewithin the scope of the Physical Education and Games course for 3rd-grade primary school students. In thisstudy, technical/scientific/collaborative action research, one of the types of action research, which is a qualitative research design, was used. The study group of thisresearch consistedof 23 primary school 3rd-grade students studying in a public schoolin Istanbul, Turkiye. While determining the study group, easily accessible case sampling method was used. Student interviews, researcher observations, and audio and video recordings were used to evaluate the implementation process. The qualitative data were analysed with the descriptive analysis technique. At the end of thisstudy, it was determined that the education carried out with educational games in physical education and game lessons raised awareness about the values of responsibility, patience and honesty in students. It was also observed that students had positive thoughts about the process and enjoyed the activities. Based on the results of thisresearch, it is recommended that in furtherstudies, the duration of the action should be longer, the number of games whose effects are examined should be increased, and the issue of values education with educational games should be investigated in all classes and courses.