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The Effects of Small Group Drawing in Learning the Particulate Nature of Matter  

Han, Jae-Young (Chungbuk National University)
Kim, Hun-Sik (Seoul National University)
Kim, Bo-Kyung (Seoul National University)
Noh, Tae-Hee (Seoul National University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.25, no.7, 2005 , pp. 721-727 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of small group drawing in learning the concepts of particulate nature of matter. Three classes of seventh graders (N = 126) at a coed middle school were randomly assigned to a pair drawing group, an individualistic drawing group, and a control group. The students were taught the 'three states of matter' and 'motion of molecules' for eight class periods. Prior to these classes, student self-efficacy, learning motivation, and attitude toward science instruction were examined. After instruction, tests assessing achievement, conception, learning motivation, and attitude toward science instruction were administered. Two-way ANCOVA results revealed that scores of achievement and conception for the pair drawing group were significantly higher than those for the control group. However, scores of the three groups did not significantly differ in learning motivation and attitude toward science instruction. Furthermore, no significant interactions surfaced between instruction and the level of self-efficacy in all dependent variables.
Keywords
small group drawing; particulate nature of matter; self-efficacy;
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