Document Type : Research Paper

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This study has done in order to evaluate the effect of experimental science concepts learning by using storytelling methods on the rate of students learning. The purpose of this research is whether storytelling method causes the increase of the rate of the students learning in experimental science concepts or not. The statistical population of this study were all students from first grade elementary girls in Tehran city and the sample size contained 64 students (32 students were in experimental group and 32 students were in control group). Students were replaced by using cluster sampling multi-stage method in experimental group in storytelling methods and the control ( conventional teacher training method). Then, for both groups, 16 educational sessions was held. Data obtained from the implementation of pre-test and past-test and covariance analysis were analyzed. Results showed that the storytelling method stabilized and increase the rate of students learning in experimental science concepts.

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