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http://dx.doi.org/10.21796/jse.2018.42.3.352

The Influence of the Application of Peer Instruction in Science Class on Participation Degree and the Debating Ability of Third-Grade Elementary School Students

Kim, KyuHwan (Busan Borim Elementary School)

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Journal of Science Education / v.42, no.3, 2018 , pp. 352-370 More about this Journal

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore how Peer Instruction can continuously help improve third-grade students' participation and their ability to debate in Science classes. There were multiple-choice questions relating to the discussions and debating class and Peer Instruction of the entire third grade Science curriculum which had been applied for six months. Also, after looking into the class participation and the debating ability, there was a degree of increase. As a result, there were five areas in class participation which are class preparation, class activity, expressing oneself, class expansion, and class dedication; all have statistically significant effects on the six areas of the discussion skill: logic, analytical skill, listening skill, receptiveness, regularity, and initiative. As it shows, both of these areas show a significant statistical effect on the application of Peer Instruction and confirmed to have a positive influence on the change in the participation and the discussion skills.

Keywords

peer instrucion; participation degree; discussion ability; debating ability;

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