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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2018.38.5.625

Analysis of Features of Korean Eighth Grades' TIMSS 2015 Achievement in Chemistry  

Kwak, Youngsun (Korea National University of Education)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.38, no.5, 2018 , pp. 625-633 More about this Journal
Abstract
The goal of this study is to investigate the features of Korean eighth graders' achievement and its trend in Chemistry in TIMSS 2011 and TIMSS 2015, and to explore its implications for Korean science curriculum and in teaching science. With three science educators and six science teachers, we analyzed the characteristics of Korean eighth graders' achievement in Chemistry by test-curriculum matching analysis. According to the trend analysis of science topics with released items for Chemistry in TIMSS 2015, Korean students' percentage for correct answers has dropped in topics such as regularities in chemical reactions, oxidation-reduction, etc. since these topics are covered after the ninth grade in the 2009 revised curriculum. For science cognitive domains, Korean students showed weaknesses in 'applying' domain in TIMSS 2015. Based on the results, we suggested implications for improvement in middle school chemistry curriculum and how to improve science teaching and learning for students' better science competencies and real-world application of science knowledge.
Keywords
TIMSS; Chemistry domain; The periodic table; Cognitive domain; Science competencies;
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