2013 Volume 53 Issue 3 Pages 429-439
The purpose of this study was to describe the effect of authentic learning in science classes on students' formation of combustion concepts. In order to achieve this goal, science classes based on authentic learning were conducted for elementary school students (6^<th> grade) on the study of 'burning'. Then, after the classes, twelve children were interviewed about the concept of combustion. The results were as follows: it turnd out that the science classes based on authentic learning fostered students' acquisition of the scientific knowledge more effectively; the students' knowledge of combustion was more integrated and extended. Moreover, it helped the students relate the lesson to the real world.
