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Journal of Educational Philosophy and Sociology 2026, Vol 7(1) 1-21

Out-of-Class Learning Experience in Social Studies Course with AGORA Mobile Application

Serap Çimşir
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Article Type
Research article
Publication Date
May 27, 2026
Pages
1-21
DOI
10.29329/jeps.2026.1436.1

Abstract

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of the out-of-class learning (OCL) experience facilitated by AGORA mobile application—developed specifically for the instruction of historical and touristic sites in the social studies course within the scope of an Erasmus+ project—on the academic achievement of fourth-grade primary school students and to examine the opinious of teachers and students regarding the AGORA platform. The study group comprises 42 teachers involved in the project and 23 students who participated in the experimental intervention. Data were acquired utilizing Social Studies Achievement Test developed by the project team alongside Teacher and Student Questionnaires. Dependent samples t-tests, frequency, and percentage values were employed in the statistical analysis of the data. The results demonstrated that the OCL experience mediated by AGORA mobile application significantly enhanced the academic attainment of the students and that both students and teachers held positive views regarding the OCL experience integrated with AGORA mobile application.

Keywords: Academic Achievement Erasmus+ Projects Out-Of-Class Learning (OCL) Mobile-Assisted Learning Social Studies
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Çimşir, S. (2026). Out-of-Class Learning Experience in Social Studies Course with AGORA Mobile Application. Journal of Educational Philosophy and Sociology, 7(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.29329/jeps.2026.1436.1

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