The effect of layer-by-layer teaching method on academic achievement in elementary students' mathematics course in comparison with exploratory and online methods

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of layer-by-layer, exploratory and online teaching methods in online virtual classes on mathematical academic achievement of elementary students. The research method was applied based on purpose and based on the method of data collection, quasi-experimental as pre-test-post-test. The statistical population included sixth grade male students in the primary school of Sanandaj who were studying in the academic year 2020-2021. The present study was conducted in coordination with three experienced teachers in three classes of 15 people, each of whom was in charge of a different teaching method. The number of teaching sessions was 8 sessions. SPSS software and analysis of covariance were used to analyze the data. The results show that the layer-by-layer teaching method has a higher average score (9.73, p<0.05) compared to the online and exploratory teaching methods. Accordingly, attention to new teaching methods, including the layer-by-layer teaching method, should be further studied and used.