Investigating the Effectiveness of Teaching Methods Based on a Four-Step Constructivist Strategy

Autor/inn/en	Calik, Muammer; Ayas, Alipasa; Coll, Richard K.
Titel	Investigating the Effectiveness of Teaching Methods Based on a Four-Step Constructivist Strategy
Quelle	In: Journal of Science Education and Technology, 19 (2010) 1, S.32-48 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-0145
DOI	10.1007/s10956-009-9176-0
Schlagwörter	Constructivism (Learning); Chemistry; Grade 9; Teaching Methods; Interviews; Misconceptions; Science Instruction; Science Achievement; Scientific Concepts; Science Education; Educational Strategies; Instructional Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Science Tests; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemie; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Missverständnis; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Lehrstrategie; Unterrichtserfolg; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	This paper reports on an investigation of the effectiveness an intervention using several different methods for teaching solution chemistry. The teaching strategy comprised a four-step approach derived from a constructivist view of learning. A sample consisting of 44 students (18 boys and 26 girls) was selected purposively from two different Grade 9 classes in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Data collection employed a purpose-designed "solution chemistry concept test", consisting of 17 items, with the quantitative data from the survey supported by qualitative interview data. The findings suggest that using different methods embedded within the four-step constructivist-based teaching strategy enables students to refute some alternative conceptions, but does not completely eliminate student alternative conceptions for solution chemistry. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10