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http://dx.doi.org/10.5012/jkcs.2022.66.2.136

Analysis on the Characteristics of Academic Achievement of Middle School Students About 'composition of matter': Focusing on the Results of the National Assessment of Educational Achievement (NAEA)  

Baek, Jongho (Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation)
Lee, Jae Bong (Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation)
Choi, Wonho (Department of Chemistry Education, Sunchon National University)
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Abstract
Chemistry focuses on explaining macroscopic phenomena at the microscopic level with particles, such as atoms or molecules. Explanation using particles are bound to be considered as abstract by students, because it was dealing with invisible objects. For that reason, the science national curriculum presented to middle school students the explanation of the units related to the composition of matter. Therefore, understanding about the composition of matter in middle school students becomes an important basis for learning of chemistry, and it is necessary to investigate their understanding about composition of matter. In this study, students' understanding about 'composition of matter' region, which is first presented to middle school students, was confirmed at an overall level. In this line, this study analyzed the results of the items in the composition of matter region, and analyzed items were used in the National Assessment of Educational Achievement (NAEA) from 2015 to 2019. We analyzed the 9 items presented in the NAEA according to the response rate of options and response rate distribution curve, and explained the characteristics of understanding derived by each achievement level were examined. According to the analyzed results by dividing the conceptions about elements, atoms, and ions, students above the proficient achievement-level had scientific conceptions overall, but students below the basic achievement-level had inconsistent or naive conceptions. Based on the results for each item, this study discussed some implications to be considered or to be improved on teaching-learning for 'composition of matter'.
Keywords
National assessment of educational achievement; Chemistry; Composition of matter;
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