The effect of concept maps on reading comprehension skills of elementary school students working outdoors

in this research, it is sought to determine the effect of concept maps on the reading comprehension skills of 6th grade elementary school students (f=31) working outdoors. th Pre- post-tests designed with experimental control groups through experimental research methods were adopted for this aim. The participants were divided into two groups, such as experimental (f=16) control (f=15) groups, according to their pre-test scores. The courses in the experimental group were conducted with concept maps, but those in the control group were conducted with a traditional teacher-centred education approach. in order to determine the success levels of each group-in terms of their reading comprehension-a Quiz of Reading Comprehension Skill (QRCS) was adopted as a pre- post-test, of which its reliability validity were maintained. The activities that were related to reading comprehension skills were practiced by the researcher with two groups for two hours a week for a total of four weeks. The results demonstrate that the activities with concept maps in the experimental group have a preponderant effect on the reading comprehension of participants. © iDOSi Publications, 2013.