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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2015.35.3.0431

Effects of Collective Intelligence-Based SSI Instruction on Promoting Middle School Students' Key Competencies as Citizens  

Lee, Hyunju (Ewha Womans University)
Choi, Yunhee (Soongmoon Middle School)
Ko, Yeonjoo (Ewha Womans University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.35, no.3, 2015 , pp. 431-442 More about this Journal
Abstract
SSI instruction can be an effective tool to promote key competencies for future citizens. Our assumption of the study is that applying the concept of collective intelligence in the context of SSI learning would facilitate the learning. Thus, we designed and implemented Collective Intelligence-based SSI instruction over almost a year and observed the effects of the instruction on enhancing students' collaboration, information management, critical thinking, and communication skills. Twenty 9th grade students enrolled in a science-gifted program voluntarily participated. Data was collected by administering a questionnaire to examine the skills before, in the middle of, and after the instruction, and by conducting classroom observations and focus student group interviews. The results indicated some degree of improvement in their targeted skills. First, they experienced the expansion of their thoughts by actively sharing information and ideas using the web platform. Second, they became more flexible and open to different points of views in order to accomplish a common goal. Third, they appreciated having independent time and space to explore their own positions on the issues and to search necessary information, and believed that the process encouraged them to more pro-actively participate and communicate in the group debates. Lastly, they positively perceived the values that collaboration with diverse group members could produce.
Keywords
Socioscientific issues; SSI teaching; collective intelligence; instructional model; key competencies;
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