The aim of this study was to develop an electronic performance support system (EPSS) to improve students’ performance in the topic of scientific research methods. A review of the literature shows that EPSSs are usually developed using advanced programming technologies. This limits the widespread use of EPSS for educators and researchers. In this study, a mid-level EPSS was developed by integrating Moodle to a static (non-interactive) educational system, without using advanced programming. The study was designed and carried out using the developmental research method. Study participants were second year students from the Faculty of Medicine of Hacettepe University in Turkey. The system was designed by taking students’ needs into account, as well as other issues that the literature identified as points of consideration when developing an EPSS. The mid-level EPSS developed within the framework of this study increased the students’ academic achievement and students stated that the system met their expectations. Implications for practice or policy: Educators can support scientific research methods courses with EPSSs. Educators and researchers may take advantage of detailed steps in this research, if they want to develop such an EPSS. A mid-level EPSS is taken as reference when developing an EPSS without advanced programming skills.

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开发和研究用于学习成绩的电子成绩支持系统 (EPSS)

本研究的目的是开发一种电子性能支持系统 (EPSS)，以提高学生在科学研究方法主题方面的表现。对文献的回顾表明，EPSS 通常是使用先进的编程技术开发的。这限制了 EPSS 在教育工作者和研究人员中的广泛使用。在这项研究中，通过将 Moodle 集成到静态（非交互式）教育系统中开发了一个中级 EPSS，而不使用高级编程。该研究是使用发展研究方法设计和实施的。研究参与者是土耳其 Hacettepe 大学医学院的二年级学生。该系统的设计考虑了学生的需求，以及文献确定为开发 EPSS 时需要考虑的其他问题。在本研究框架内开发的中级 EPSS 提高了学生的学业成绩，学生表示该系统达到了他们的期望。对实践或政策的影响：教育者可以通过 EPSS 支持科学研究方法课程。如果教育者和研究人员想要开发这样的 EPSS，他们可以利用这项研究中的详细步骤。在开发没有高级编程技能的 EPSS 时，可以参考中级 EPSS。如果他们想开发这样的 EPSS。在开发没有高级编程技能的 EPSS 时，可以参考中级 EPSS。如果他们想开发这样的 EPSS。在开发没有高级编程技能的 EPSS 时，可以参考中级 EPSS。