Effect of aesthetics-based teaching method on the academic achievement in the fifth grade students (Comparative study between aesthetics-based teaching method and traditional teaching methods)

The aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of teaching methods of science based on aesthetics on academic achievement of fifth grade students in elementary school .This quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test and follow-up with control groups. Population included male and female students in fifth grade Babolsar city, among them, 50 boys and girls were selected randomly and were assigned to the experimental and control groups. After the pre-test achievement on each of the two groups, the experimental group received 12 sessions of 45 minutes and science education through teaching methods were based on aesthetics, and control groups trained by the traditional methods. After that, in both groups, post-test (immediately after training) and follow-up test (after 3 months) was carried out. Data analyzed using repeated measures analysis of covariance was analized . The results showed that the difference between the achievement scores of the two groups was significant. Based on results teaching aesthetics as an active and effective teaching method for students to be involved in science achievement.