Developing Australian Undergraduate Students’ Science Communication Skills Through Collaboratively Created Digital Knowledge Maps

2013 ◽  
pp. 175-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ria Hanewald ◽  
Dirk Ifenthaler
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Knowledge Maps ◽  
Digital Knowledge

Using Digital Knowledge Maps to Integrate Technology into Pre-Service Teacher Education

2014 ◽  
pp. 128-146
Author(s):  
Ria Hanewald
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Visual Literacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Knowledge Maps ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Digital Knowledge ◽  
Survey Interviews

This chapter reports on the fostering of visual literacy skills through the integration of technology, specifically digital knowledge maps into a science communication course for 118 students at an Australian university. The aim of this action research is the enrichment of the existing course by fostering visual literacy and collaboration skills in students and integrating technology (i.e., C-maps tools for digital knowledge mapping) in order to prepare these future science teachers for the demands of the 21st century classroom. A mixed method research approach is employed for the data collection, which consists of three instruments: a survey, interviews, and student-generated artefacts. Findings indicate that students’ feedback on the integration of this technology and visual literacy enrichment experience is by and large positive as it helps them with their effective use of information and communication technologies (Web 2.0 tools) and develop their collaboration and visual literacy skills.

A critical appraisal of diversity in digital knowledge production: Segregated inclusion on YouTube

2021 ◽  
pp. 146144482110348
Author(s):  
Kaiping Chen ◽  
June Jeon ◽  
Yanxi Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
The Core ◽  
Inclusion Phenomenon ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Digital Knowledge

Diversity in knowledge production is a core challenge facing science communication. Despite extensive works showing how diversity has been undermined in science communication, little is known about to what extent social media augments or hinders diversity for science communication. This article addresses this gap by examining the profile and network diversities of knowledge producers on a popular social media platform—YouTube. We revealed the pattern of the juxtaposition of inclusiveness and segregation in this digital platform, which we define as “segregated inclusion.” We found that diverse profiles are presented in digital knowledge production. However, the network among these knowledge producers reveals the rich-get-richer effect. At the intersection of profile and network diversities, we found a decrease in the overall profile diversity when we moved toward the center of the core producers. This segregated inclusion phenomenon questions how inequalities in science communication are replicated and amplified in relation to digital platforms.

scholarly journals Sex Role Identity, Communication Skills, and Group Popularity

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Loredana Ivan
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Potential Predictor ◽  
Sex Role Identity

Using two groups of undergraduate students (N = 71) the present paper argues about the importance of sex role identity (Bem, 1981) as a potential predictor of group popularity. The results show that participants with psychological androgine identity tend to use better their communication skills and become popular among their peers. Contray to previous studies (e.g. Hall, 1984; Saarni, 1999) focused on gender gap in communication skills, the current study emphasis on the importance of the sex role identity (Bem, 1974, 1975) in undestanding the relation between communication skills and likeability.

scholarly journals PERBANDINGAN PENGGUNAAN MULTIMEDIA SECARA TUTORIAL DAN PRESENTASI TERHADAP PENGUASAAN KONSEP DAN KETERAMPILAN PROSES SAINS PADA KONSEP SISTEM PERTAHANAN TUBUH

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
Eni Nuraeni ◽  
Dadang Machmudin ◽  
Tenten Hermansyah
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Process Skills ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Multiple Group ◽  
Concept Mastery ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test

The purpose of this study was to compare the use of multimedia in the presentation and tutorial of mastery of the concept and process skills in science concerning the immune system. The experimental study was designed with Quasy pre-test post-test, multiple nonequivalent group design. Two treatments for each tutorials and presentations class were employed. Instruments consist of basic concept mastery test, the concept and process skills, questionnaires, and interviews. The result showed that there were differences among the two classes. However, there was no significant difference students process skill in science. Communication skills measured showed no significant difference, while the predictive ability measured showed a significant difference. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah membandingkan penggunaan multimedia secara presentasi terhadap penguasaan konsep dan KPS pada konsep sistem pertahanan tubuh melalui penggunaan multimedia secara tutorial dan presentasi. Penelitian ini merupakan Quasy eksperiment dengan desain pre-test post-test, nonequivalent multiple group design. Digunakan dua kelas perlakuan masing-masing untuk kelas tutorial dan presentasi. Instrumen yang digunakan meliputi pokok uji penguasaan konsep, pokok uji KPS, angket dan wawancara. Hasi menunjukan adanya perbedaan penguasaan konsep pada kedua kelas perlakuan. Akan tetapi perlakuan yang diberikan tidak menunjukan adanya perbedaan terhadap KPS siswa. Kemampuan komunikasi yang diukur menunjukan tidak adanya, sedangkan kemampuan prediksi yang diukur menunjukan adanya perbedaan yang signifikan.  

ENHANCING STUDENTS’ SCIENCE COMMUNICATION SKILLS THROUGH MORE LEARNING MODEL

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1844
Author(s):  
Taufanny Putri Pratiwi ◽  
Munasir Munasir ◽  
Nadi Suprapto
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Communication Skill ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Physics Learning ◽  
Energy Concept ◽  
Learning Constraints ◽  
Work And Energy

A This study aims to analyze students’ science communication skills in the physics learning process especially in the Work and Energy concept using (Model-Observe-Reflect-Explain) MORE learning models. The research used a mixed method by utilizing test, questionnaires, and interviews with 10th and 11st grade students majoring in science, physics teachers and headmaster. The data was obtained by taking the physics scores of students in the work and energy concept who have received learning with the MORE learning model, then provides a questionnaire containing the obstacles faced by students in learning physics and interviews with students and teachers regarding learning constraints and science communication skills after learning using the MORE learning model. The findings indicated the MORE learning model helps students in practising science communication skills in learning with good student science communication skills will increase students’ understanding of Work and Energy concepts as seen from the students’ scores in the work and energy concept.  Keywords: science communication skill, MORE learning model, mixed methods, physics, cognitive ability                                                                                                                                                           Abstrak                                                                           Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis keterampilan komunikasi sains siswa dalam proses pembelajaran fisika khususnya pada materi pembelajaran Usaha dan Energi dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran (Model-Observe-Reflect-Explain) MORE. Penelitian ini menggunakan mixed method dengan menggunakan tes, angket, dan wawancara yang diberikan pada siswa kelas 10 dan 11 jurusan IPA, guru-guru fisika dan kepala sekolah. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara mengambil nilai fisika siswa yang telah mendapatkan  pembelajaran pada materi Usaha dan Energi dengan model pembelajaran MORE, kemudian memberikan angket yang diisikan kendala-kendala yang dihadapi siswa selama proses pembelajaran fisika dan wawancara dengan siswa dan guru mengenai kendala-kendala selama proses pembelajaran untuk melatihkan keterampilan komunikasi sains dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran MORE. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh, menunjukkan bahwa model pembelajaran MORE dapat membantu siswa dalam melatihkan keterampilan komunikasi sains dalam pembelajaran fisika. Meningkatnya keterampilan komunikasi sains siswa maka akan meningkatkan pula pemahaman siswa pada materi Usaha dan Energi yang terlihat dari nilai yang diperoleh siswa.  Kata Kunci: keterampilan komunikasi sains, model pembelajaran MORE, mixed methods, fisika, kemampuan kognitif 

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