标题：Do the Learner-centered Approaches Increase Academic Performance? Effect of the Layered Curriculum on Students’ Academic Achievement in English Lesson
摘要：This study was conducted to demonstrate the effect of the layered curriculum on
the academic achievement of the 9th grade students in English lesson. Based on
quantitative research method, pretest-posttest matched with control group pattern,
one of the quasi-experimental designs, was used in the study. The study group
consisted of 67 ninth grade students stdying at Atatürk Anatolian High School, in
the city center of Siirt, during 2016-2017 academic year. The applications to be
conducted within the scope of the layered curriculum were prepared according to
the unit- Seven Wonders. After the unit, in which the activities of the layered
currciulum were going to be carried out was determined, an academic achievement
test based on the learning outcomes of the unit was formed. After carrying out the
reliability and validity procedures, the academic achievement test was conducted to
the experimental and control groups as pretest and posttest. Following the pretest,
the students in the experimental group did the activities having been prepared
according to the layered curriculum for 6 weeks. The students in the control group,
on the other hand, did the activities in their textbooks. At the end of the
experimental process, both the experimental and the control group were required to
take the academic achievement test as posttest.
关键词：layered curriculum; academic achievement; English; learner;centered
approach; English lesson
