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http://dx.doi.org/10.5467/JKESS.2013.34.2.173

An Analysis of the Changes of High School Students' Conceptual Structure about Sedimentary Rocks before and after the Field Trip using the Semantic Network Analysis  

Park, Kyeong Jin (Division of Science Education/Institution of Science Education/Institution of Fusion Science, Chonbuk National University)
Chung, Duk Ho (Division of Science Education/Institution of Science Education/Institution of Fusion Science, Chonbuk National University)
Cho, Kyu Seong (Division of Science Education/Institution of Science Education/Institution of Fusion Science, Chonbuk National University)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.34, no.2, 2013 , pp. 173-186 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate the change of students' conceptual structures about sedimentary rocks through the field trip. A semantic network analysis method was utilized to assess the change. An open-ended questionnaire was developed to assess high school students' knowledge of sedimentary rock including its definition, classification, formation process, and characteristics. Fifteen high school students participated in the field trip of this study. The text data were analyzed using the semantic network analysis method. Results are as follows. First, high school students' conceptual structures about sedimentary rocks were more expanded after the field trip. Second, students' conceptual structures formed a 'small world network' by combining the sub-clusters. Third, the size of students' conceptual structures was decreased after a few month of field trip. Nonetheless, the connection among the clusters remained the same.
Keywords
field trip; sedimentary rocks; conceptual structures; semantic network analysis; small world network;
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