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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2009.29.1.1

Effect of Science Conceptual Model Completion Activity and Science Conceptual Model Modifying Activity on Middle-school Students' Achievement in Science Conceptual Learning  

Kim, Jung-Kuk (Pusan National University)
Kim, Won-Sook (Pusan National University)
Kim, Young-Min (Pusan National University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.29, no.1, 2009 , pp. 1-9 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purposes of this study are to investigate the effects of the Science Conceptual Model Completion Activity and Science Conceptual Model Modifying Activity on middle-school students' achievement in science conceptual learning, and to analyze if there are any correlations among their achievements by purposed activities, their cognitive level and school science achievement. For the study, 112 middle school students were sampled for three groups, which are two experimental groups (Model Completion activity group, Model Modifying Activity group) and one control group. Pre- and post-tests were taken to measure the students' achievement in science concepts, and the logical thinking ability test was administered after the implementation period. In addition, their school science achievements were analyzed. The research findings are as follows: First, the Science Conceptual Model Completion activity is more effective for middle school students' science conceptual learning than the Science Conceptual Model Modifying activity or conventional activity. Second, higher school science achievement also results in higher achievement of science concepts through the Conceptual Model Modifying activity or the Conceptual Model Completion activity. Lastly, the Conceptual Model Completion activity is more effective for the concrete operational level students to attain science concepts than formal operational level ones. Meanwhile, on the contrary, the Conceptual Model Modifying activity is more effective for formal operational level students than the concrete operational level ones.
Keywords
Science Conceptual Model Completion Activity; Science Conceptual Model Modifying Activity; science conceptual learning; student achievement in science; middle school;
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