scholarly journals The Effect of a Computer Instructional Model in Bringing about a Conceptual Change in Students’ Understanding of Particulate Concepts of Gas

10.28945/2816 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bao-tyan Hwang ◽  
Shang-feng Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Change ◽  
Cognitive Conflict ◽  
Gaseous State ◽  
Teaching Activity ◽  
Instructional Activities ◽  
Grade 5 ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Constructivist Perspective ◽  
Physical Phenomena

This study explores students’ misconceptions with the particulate concept of matter in gaseous state. Then, based on promoting students’ learning and understanding from a constructivist perspective, the effectiveness of instructional activities by presenting a demonstration with computer simulation was investigated. Students were expected to benefit from computer monitored instruction in a number of ways: by becoming more interested in physical phenomena and therefore more motivated; by acquiring a concrete example of a abstract concept that will aid them in reasoning; and by being able to evaluate their predictions of a future physical event using their current conceptual framework and the new concept being presented in the teaching activity. A systematic study of students’ ideas on particulate concepts was carried out first with the participation of 296 subjects in Grade 5-8 (age 11-12 through 14-15) in Taiwan. An open-ended questionnaire and picture drawing question was administered to the subjects. The responses were categorized according to the level of sophistication of the answer and the drawing of the picture. The instruments used both in the pretest and posttest were designed in a format of a two-tier test. Teaching is conducted by a computer demonstration that was specifically designed from implications regarding students’ cognitive conflict. The research findings indicated that students had some misconceptions about the gaseous particles concerning the size, weight, motion and kinetic distribution in space. After teaching, there was a comparison of students’ learning outcomes between the pretest and posttest. A significant difference statistically revealed that teaching activity in this research by the computer-simulated demonstration could obviously benefit students’ conceptual change in learning of particulate theory.

scholarly journals Children's misconceptions and conceptual change in Physics Education: the concept of light

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-39
Author(s):  
Alyona Grigorovitch
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Change ◽  
Light Source ◽  
Physics Education ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Intervention ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Constructivist Perspective ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this research project is to investigate the effect of a constructivist  teaching strategy on 11-12 old children's understanding of light. It explores their understanding of the concept of light as an entity that is transmitted independently if the light source and the final receiver. The study was conducted in three phases: pre-test, teaching intervention, and post-test. The sample consisted of 120 children who were assigned to two groups. The children in the experimental group participated in activities which adopted a constructivist perspective, while the children in the control group participated in activities with the same objectives, but adopting an classical teaching perspective. A statistically significant difference was found, between the pre-test and the post-test, providing evidence for the effect of the constructivist strategy on facilitating children in create model for the concept of light.

scholarly journals The Effect of Smart Boards on the Cognition and Motivation of Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitza Davidovitch ◽  
Roman Yavich
Keyword(s):  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
General Level ◽  
Significant Finding ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Measure Change ◽  
Smart Boards

In recent years the research literature has explored technological developments in varied areas that measure change. The current study focuses on the smart board, and its purpose is to examine its effect on the school system. The study was conducted via a questionnaire completed by 130 respondents (boys and girls) in the fifth and sixth grades of two elementary schools in Jerusalem—Efrata and Tali Gilo. Smart boards were introduced in these two schools in recent years.We hypothesized that smart boards improve teaching, based on the teaching measures developed by Nira Hativa of Tel Aviv University: order and organization, level of clarity, interest, and general level of satisfaction. The study’s significant finding is that the greatest improvement since the introduction of smart boards is in the variable of clarity, and a significant difference was found in the favor of sixth grade students. Additionally, a significant difference was found in the variable of interest, in favor of the girls. All four variables appear to be interrelated, and each contributes to the student’s success and to improving the student’s learning process.The research findings illuminate the contribution of technology to teaching, through a case study of smart boards, in the dimension of clarity, found by the study to be a significant criterion of good teaching. Examination of the various technological tools in light of their contribution to the research-proven dimensions of outstanding teaching might enhance the pedagogical contribution of technological developments to teaching.

scholarly journals Mathematical Critical Thinking and Curiosity Attitude in Problem Based Learning and Cognitive Conflict Strategy: A Study in Number Theory course

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zetriuslita Zetriuslita ◽  
Wahyudin Wahyudin ◽  
Jarnawi Jarnawi
Keyword(s):  
Number Theory ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Cognitive Conflict ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Conflict Strategy

This research aims to describe and analyze result of applying Problem-Based Learning and Cognitive Conflict Strategy (PBLCCS) in increasing students’ Mathematical Critical Thinking (MCT) ability and Mathematical Curiosity Attitude (MCA). Adopting a quasi-experimental method with pretest-posttest control group design and using mixed method with sequential explanatory strategy, the study involves undergraduate students of Mathematics Education Program at a private university in Riau, Indonesia, academic year 2015/2016 enrolled in Number Theory course. Quantitative data were obtained from essay test and questionnaire whereas qualitative data were from interview and observation. The findings show that; (1) there is a difference between MCT ability taught by PBLCCS and Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI), (2) there is no significant difference between MCA taught by PBLCCS and EDI, (3) students still face obstacles in developing their critical thinking skills when solving matematical problems.

scholarly journals Determination of occupational anxiety levels of teacher candidates studying in a different departmentsFarklı bölümlerde öğrenim gören öğretmen adaylarının mesleki kaygı düzeylerinin belirlenmesi

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 2168
Author(s):  
Duygu Harmandar Demirel ◽  
Emrah Serdar ◽  
Mehmet Demirel
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Sampling Methods ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
English Summary ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Anxiety Levels

The aim of this study is to determine the anxiety levels of the students studying in the teaching departments and to examine these according to different variables. The sample of the study consisted of 400 non-random sampling methods and 400 prospective teachers who were studying at Dumlupinar University. The personal information form created by the researchers and the data related to the pre-service teachers' concerns about the teaching profession were provided by Caba and Yalçınalp (2009). In the research findings: “Gender”, “Age”, “Satisfaction Status”, “Class”, “Faculty” and “Sports Making Status” showed a significant difference in “OAST” total scores (p <0.05). As a result, it can be concluded that the vocational anxiety levels of the teacher candidates studying in different departments differ according to some variables.Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetBu araştırma ile öğretmenlik bölümlerinde okuyan öğrencilerinin mesleğe yönelik kaygı düzeylerini belirlemek ve bunu farklı değişkenlere göre incelemektir. Araştırmanın örneklemini seçkisiz olmayan örnekleme yöntemlerinden uygun örnekleme yoluyla seçilen ve Dumlupınar Üniversitesinde öğrenim görmekte olan 400 öğretmen adayı oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada oluşturulan demografik bilgi formu ve öğretmen adaylarının öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik kaygılarına ilişkin veriler Cabı ve Yalçınalp (2009) tarafından geliştirilen Öğretmen Adaylarına Yönelik Mesleki Kaygı Ölçeği (ÖAYMK) ile sağlanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde; betimsel istatistik yöntemler, Man Whitney U ve Kruskal Wallis testlerinden faydalanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularında: “Cinsiyet”, “Yaş”, “Okuduğu Bölümden Memnun Olma Durumu”, “Sınıf”, “Fakülte” ve “Spor Yapma Durumu” göre “ÖAYMK” toplam puanlarında manidar farklılık bulunmuştur. Araştırmaya gore, öğretmen adaylarının meslekleri ile ilgili kaygı seviyelerinin değişkenlere göre farklılaştığı sonucuna varılabilir.

scholarly journals IDENTIFIKASI MISKONSEPSI DAN KONFLIK KOGNITIF FISIKA: KASUS TERKAIT PERUBAHAN KONSEPTUAL

EDUSAINS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-71
Author(s):  
Zul Hidayatullah ◽  
Jumadi Jumadi ◽  
Nuraini Nadhiroh ◽  
Endah Kartika ◽  
Azizah Ainun Nuha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Conceptual Change ◽  
Elevation Angle ◽  
Cognitive Conflict ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Thought Processes ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Learning Test ◽  
High Ability Students ◽  
Low Ability

IDENTIFICATION OF MISCONCEPTION AND COGNITIVE CONFLICT OF PHYSICS: A CASE RELATED TO CONCEPTUAL CHANGEAbstractMisconceptions still often occur when learning physics. This study aims to identify students' misconceptions and their relationship with cognitive conflict in terms of conceptual change. This research used mixed methods explanatory design methods. The subjects in this study were three students from SahabatQu High School, Yogyakarta. The students studied were categorized into three, namely low, medium, and high ability students. Information related to student abilities is obtained from physics teachers and student learning test results. A conceptual change interview guide, conceptual change observation sheet, cognitive conflict questionnaire, and parabolic motion material misconceptions tests were used as supporting instruments to obtain the desired results in research. The learning process uses a PhET simulation. The results showed that high, medium and low ability students still had misconceptions when learning parabolic motion material. Cognitive conflict in high, medium and low ability students is included in the low and moderate categories with a percentage of 8.33% - 41.67%. All students have not been able to experience the four thought processes so that there are still misconceptions on some topics such as the highest point and the farthest distance based on the projectile motion's elevation angle. AbstrakMiskonsepsi masih sering terjadi pada saat pembelajaran fisika. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengidentifikasi miskonsepsi siswa dan hubungannya dengan konflik kognitif ditinjau dari perubahan konseptual. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode mixed methods explanatory design. Subjek pada penelitian ini adalah 3 siswa yang berasal dari SMA Sahabatqu, Yogyakarta. Siswa yang diteliti dikategorikan menjadi 3 yaitu siswa berkemampuan rendah, sedang, dan tinggi. Informasi terkait kemampuan siswa diperoleh dari guru fisika dan hasil tes belajar siswa. Pedoman wawancara perubahan konseptual, lembar observasi perubahan konseptual, angket konflik kognitif, dan tes miskonsepsi materi gerak parabola dijadikan instrumen pendukung untuk mendapatkan hasil yang diinginkan dalam penelitian. Proses pembelajaran menggunakan simulasi PhET. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa siswa berkemampuan tinggi, sedang, dan rendah masih memiliki miskonsepsi pada saat pembelajaran materi gerak parabola. Konflik kognitif pada siswa berkemampuan sedang dan rendah termasuk dalam kategori rendah dan siswa berkemampuan tinggi termasuk dalam kategori sedang. Seluruh siswa belum mampu mengalami empat proses berpikir sehingga masih menyisakan miskonsepsi pada beberapa submateri seperti titik tertinggi dan jarak terjauh berdasarkan sudut elevasi gerak parabola.

scholarly journals Mostar university students' self-assessment of lifelong learning competencies

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-93
Author(s):  
Anita Klapan ◽  
Marija Šaravanja ◽  
Marijeta Mašić
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Professional Orientation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
Learning Competencies ◽  
The University

The introductory part of this paper defines the concept of lifelong learning and describes the key competencies for lifelong learning as defined by the European Union. The empirical part of the paper outlines the results of the research on students’ self-assessment of lifelong learning competencies. The goal of the research was to re-evaluate students’ self-assessment of lifelong learning competencies and to establish whether or not there is a significant difference in attitudes towards the usage and assessment of lifelong learning competencies among students of various study programmes. The research was conducted on the student population at the University of Mostar (N=283). The principal research findings suggest that various study groups of students provide various assessments of lifelong learning competencies, depending on their professional orientation.

scholarly journals The role of critical thinking in cognitive conflict and conceptual change

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-87
Author(s):  
Jungsub Kim
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Conceptual Change ◽  
Cognitive Conflict

MENTORING AS A FORM OF TEACHING ACTIVITY IN THE NEW DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (102) ◽  
pp. 199-210
Author(s):  
ANNA V. POPOVA
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Teaching Activity ◽  
Significant Difference

The article reveals the essential features of mentoring as a special type of pedagogical activity based on the concept of constructivism applying comparative analysis of individual legal acts in the field of education, as well as a thorough study of the Russian and foreign scientific literature. The author determines essential characteristics of this activity in the training process and the peculiarities of the mentor and mentee relationships. The article shows a significant difference between mentoring and coaching in the Russian educational process.

Investigation of Motivated Consumer Innovativeness in the Context of Sports Industry in Terms of Gender, Age, Sports and Exercise Variables

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 3344-3348
Author(s):  
Ismail Karataş ◽  
Sercan Kural
Keyword(s):  
Personal Information ◽  
Consumer Innovativeness ◽  
Sports Industry ◽  
Coaching Education ◽  
Probabilistic Sampling ◽  
New Information ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Questionnaire Form ◽  
Sports And Exercise

Aim: The research was carried out in order to investigate of motivated consumer innovativeness of the students of the coaching education department in the context of sports industry in terms of gender, age, actively doing sports and participation in exercise variables. Study design: In this quantitative study was conducted according to a general survey model. Methods: The universe of the research consisted of a total of 418 students (128 females and 290 males) in Bartın University Faculty of Sports Sciences, Department of Coaching Education, and the sample consisted of a total of 236 students (82 females and 154 males). Convenience sampling method, which is one of the non-probabilistic sampling approaches, was used in the selection of the sample, and the data were collected on a voluntary basis. Questionnaire form was used as data collection tool and this form consisted of two parts. The questionnaire form were located that “Personal Information Form” in the first part and “Motivated Consumer Innovativeness Scale” in the second part. Results: It was determined that there was no significant difference between the scores of the subscales within the scope of the gender variable of the participants. Also, there was no significant correlation between the age of the participants and the scores of the subscales. However, there were significant differences between the functional innovativeness and cognitive innovativeness scores of the participants in the context of the variable of actively doing sports status. In addition, there were significant differences between the functional innovativeness, hedonic innovativeness and cognitive innovativeness scores of the participants in the context of the variable of doing exercise status. Conclusion: In the research, motivated consumer innovations of the research group in the context of the sports industry were examined within the framework of gender, age, sports and exercise variables, and this situation was described as it exists. Research findings provide basic information for businesses operating in the sports industry to develop various strategies. In this context, new information has been obtained that will contribute to the literature with the research findings. Keywords: Consumer Innovativeness, Department of Coaching Education, Sports Industry

Unobtrusive Smart Environments for Independent Living and the Role of Mixed Methods in Elderly Healthcare Delivery

2017 ◽  
pp. 1307-1324
Author(s):  
Alexander Astaras ◽  
Hadas Lewy ◽  
Christopher James ◽  
Artem Katasonov ◽  
Detlef Ruschin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Independent Living ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Sensor Data ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Intelligent Decision ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Smart Tv ◽  
Intelligent Decision Support

In this chapter the authors describe a novel approach to healthcare delivery for the elderly as adopted by USEFIL, a research project which uses unobtrusive, multi-parametric sensor data collection to support seniors. The system is based on everyday devices such as an in-mirror camera, smart TV, wrist-mountable personal communicator and a tablet computer strategically distributed around the house. It exploits sensor data fusion, intelligent decision support for carers, remote alerting, secure data communications and storage. A combined quantitative and qualitative knowledgebase was established and analysed, target groups were established among elderly prospective users and scenarios were built around each group. Use cases have been prioritised according to quantitative functional and non-functional criteria. Our research findings suggest that an unobtrusive system such as USEFIL could potentially make a significant difference in the quality of life of elderly people, improve the focus of provided healthcare and support their daily independent living activities.

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