Effectiveness of teaching with cognitive constructivist approach on learning and retention 6 Grade Elementary Students in Math

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of education with cognitive constructivism approach on learning, retention of sixth grade elementary students in mathematics lesson of district 5 of Tehran. This is a quasi-experimental research (pre-test and post-test). The statistical population of this study consisted of all sixth grade female students in district 5 of Tehran city. Sixty students were selected using Cohen's table and were randomly divided into control and experimental groups. They were selected using available sampling method. The learning test and retention test were used for data collection. Cronbach's alpha reliability was calculated 0.87. Cognitive constructivist training was conducted in 6 sessions in 5 steps (1) engaging 2 - exploring 3 - explaining 4 - explaining and expanding 5 - evaluating each session for one hour. Descriptive statistics (mean, frequency, median, etc.) and inferential statistics (intergroup covariance analysis) were used for data analysis. The results showed that education with cognitive constructivist approach is effective on learning and retention of sixth grade students.