The effect of inquiry-based learning method on achivement emotions of elementary students in Science course

The main goal of this study was to exemaine the effect of  inquiry-based learning method on achivement emotions of elementary students. The study had a quasi experimental design with pre-test, post-test and control group. The research population was included all of the fifth grade male students of the elementary schools in sanandaj during the acacdemic year of 2016-17, witch among them a fifth grade class with 32 students as a expremental group and another class with 33 students as control group were selected useing a multistage cluster sampling method. The achievement emotions questionnaire – elementary school(AEQ-ES) was used as research tool. The inquiry-based learning program was conducted for students in the experimental class during 10 sessions(each 45 min) and 2 session per week while the control group was trained with traditional teaching method in the classrooms. Data analyzed with analysis of covariance using SPSS 22 software. The results of multivariate covariance showed that there is a significant difference between two groups in the dependent variable (classroom emotions). The results of one way covariance analysis in the text of mancova also showed that there is a significant difference between the two groups in the post-test scores of different classroom emotions and inquiry-based learning method has been able to increase the students' positive emotion of enjoyment and reduce the negative emotions of  anxiety and boredom in the experimental group in the classroom situation(P>0/05).