How to teach a great science lesson

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Jules Pottle
Keyword(s):  
Science Lesson

The role of aesthetics in learning science in an art-science lesson

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Shelley Hannigan ◽  
Per-Olof Wickman ◽  
Joseph Paul Ferguson ◽  
Vaughan Prain ◽  
Russell Tytler
Keyword(s):  
Learning Science ◽  
Science Lesson

scholarly journals Instructional improv to analyze inquiry-based science teaching: Zed’s dead and the missing flower

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maggie Dahn ◽  
Christine Lee ◽  
Noel Enyedy ◽  
Joshua Danish
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Reality ◽  
School Science ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Science Lesson ◽  
Instructional Decisions ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
Lesson Context ◽  
Power And Agency

AbstractIn inquiry-based science lessons teachers face the challenge of adhering to curricular goals while simultaneously following students’ intuitive understandings. Improvisation (improv) provides a useful frame for understanding teaching in these inquiry-based contexts. This paper builds from prior work that uses improv as a metaphor for teaching to present a translated model for analysis of teaching in an inquiry-based, elementary school science lesson context. We call our model instructional improv, which shows how a teacher spontaneously synthesizes rules of improv with teaching practices to support student learning, engagement, and agency. We illustrate instructional improv through case study analysis of video recorded classroom interactions with one teacher and 26 first and second grade students learning about the complex system of honey bee pollination in a mixed reality environment. Our model includes the following defining features to describe how teaching happens in this context: the teacher 1) tells a story; 2) reframes mistakes as opportunities; 3) agrees; 4) yes ands; 5) makes statements (or asks questions that elicit statements); and 6) puts the needs of the classroom ensemble over individuals. Overall, we show how instructional improv helps explain how teachers can support science discourse and collective storytelling as a teacher (a) shifts power and agency to students; (b) balances learning and agency; and (c) makes purposeful instructional decisions. Findings have immediate implications for researchers analyzing interactions in inquiry-based learning environments and potential future implications for teachers to support inquiry learning.

scholarly journals IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF STUDENT QUESTIONS IN PRIMARY SCIENCE CLASSROOMS

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 800-811
Author(s):  
Sibel Kaya ◽  
Mustafa Temiz
Keyword(s):  
Primary Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Science Lesson ◽  
Primary Science ◽  
Science Classrooms ◽  
Student Questioning ◽  
High Level ◽  
Student Questions ◽  
Experimental Group

Even though student questioning is the key aspect of inquiry learning, students ask very few questions in Science classrooms. This research aimed to increase the number of high-level questions posed by primary students during science lessons. An experiment was designed in which the experimental group was taught about the taxonomy of questions that can be asked by students during a science lesson. The quality of selected student questions was discussed as a whole class throughout the implementation. In addition, the experimental group completed the textbook activities at the end of each section in groups, whereas, the control group finished these activities individually. The experiment lasted for 4 weeks (12 lessons), during the ‘Microscopic Organisms and Environment’ unit in two 4th-grade classrooms. After completing each section of the unit, student questions were collected. The questions were classified as either low-level or high-level questions. The findings showed that in the experimental group, there were significantly more high-level questions compared to the control group. The questions were longer and more comprehensive in the experimental group. In both groups, as students’ achievement increased, so did the number of questions they asked. Keywords: student questions, high-level questions, question taxonomy, primary science.

scholarly journals Effects of Science Lesson Applying STEAM Education on Self-efficacy, Interest, and Attitude towards Science

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
박혜원 ◽  
Youngjoon Shin
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Science Lesson ◽  
Steam Education

scholarly journals “What do fishermen catch?”; Exploring Talk between Students in Primary Science Classroom Implementing Curriculum 2013

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Munasprianto Ramli
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Science Classroom ◽  
Science Lesson ◽  
Primary Science ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Video Recorder ◽  
Field Note ◽  
Response Feedback

AbstractThe objective of this research is to explore of dialogue in primary science classrooms that implement Curriculum 2013. Dialogue is a term used in a broad sense to mean the exchange of information, thought and ideas from the sources to audiences through both written and spoken language. In this study, the sort of dialogue I am interested in is classroom talk; even more specifically, talk between students in the primary science classroom. A case study approach is employed for this study. I am focusing my study on twelve science lessons at year four of one primary schools in the Greater Jakarta. Data were gathered using classroom observations. I wrote a field note for each lesson and record the observation using audio and video recorder For analysing the data, I employed socio culture discourse analysis. The study shows that talk between students during a science lesson is adapted from both a traditional triadic pattern called Initiation, Response, Feedback (IRF) and a non-triadic pattern of Initiation, Response, Feedback, Response, Feedback (IRFRF) chain. In addition, the findings indicate that students were able to develop the four domains of scientific literacy through talks during science lessons.AbstrakTujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengeksplorasi dialog di dalam kelas sains dasar yang menerapkan Kurikulum 2013. Dialog adalah istilah yang digunakan dalam arti luas berarti pertukaran informasi, pemikiran dan ide-ide dari sumber pembicara ke lawan bicara melalui komunikasi baik lisan maupun tulisan. Dalam penelitian ini, jenis dialog yang menarik bagi peneliti adalah pembicaraan di kelas; khususnya, pembicaraan antara siswa di kelas sains tingkat Sekolah Dasar. Pendekatan studi kasus digunakan pada penelitian ini. Fokus penelitian ini adalah dua belas materi ajar mata pelajaran sains pada kelas empat dari salah satu sekolah dasar di Jabodetabek. Data penelitian ini dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan observasi kelas. Peneliti menulis catatan lapangan untuk setiap pengajaran dan merekam kegiatan pengajaran menggunakan audio dan perekam video. Untuk menganalisis data, peneliti menggunakan analisis wacana sosial budaya. Studi ini menunjukkan bahwa perbincangan antara siswa selama pelajaran sains diadaptasi dari pola triadic-tradisional yang disebut Initiation (Inisiasi), Response (Respon), dan Feedback (Timbal Balik) yang disingkat IRF dan pola non-triadic yang disebut Initiation (Inisiasi), Response (Respon), Feedback (Timbal Balik), Response (Respon), Feedback (Timbal Balik) yang disebut denga Rantai IRFRF. Selain itu, temuan menunjukkan bahwa siswa mampu mengembangkan empat domain literasi ilmiah melalui diskusi selama pelajaran ilmu pengetahuan 

scholarly journals To determine how the effect of station technique on students’ achievement in astronomy subjectsAstronomi konularında istasyon tekniğinin öğrencilerin akademik başarısına nasıl etki ettiğini belirlemek

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 4561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamza Albayrak ◽  
Paşa Yalçın ◽  
Sema Altun Yalçın
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
T Test ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Science Lesson ◽  
Test Model ◽  
Meaningful Difference ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Post Test

In this research, it was aimed to determine the effect of learning stations designed for astronomy subjects on the academic achievement of students and give an alternative method for teaching astronomy in the literature. The mixed approach in which mixed quantitative and qualitative methods were used together was preferred in the study. Among the quantitative methods, the pre-test and post-test model of the semi-experimental method was used; in addition, the protocols were applied about the method, which was used. The research was carried out with 98 seventh class students, who were under education in a secondary school located in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey in the education year of 2015-2016. The quantitative data were analysed via the Astronomy Achievement Test (AAT) developed by the researchers and had 0,795 Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient. The astronomy subjects in science lesson of the seventh class were studied with the experimental group through the learning stations; on the other hand, they were studied with the students in the control group through the activities stated in the textbook prepared by the Ministry of Education. The AAT was applied for the experimental, control groups using the pre- and post-tests, and data were analysed with the t-test. Meaningful difference was determined in AAT pre-test average scores of experimental and control groups; on the other hand, a meaningful difference was determined between the groups according to the independent samples t-test results applied with the average scores of the post-test(p<0.05). As a result of the analysis of the data gathered with the Station Observation Form (SOF), developed for the research, it was found out that the students recognise the learning stations as a technique of useful, entertaining, engaging, and easy-to-learn that enable them to learn astronomy topics effectively.Extended English abstract is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetBu araştırmada, astronomi konuları için tasarlanan öğrenme istasyonlarının öğrencilerin akademik başarılarına etkisini belirlemek ve literatüre astronomi öğretimi için alternatif bir yöntem sunmak amaçlanmıştır.  Araştırmada karma nicel ve nitel yöntemlerin birlikte kullanıldığı karma yaklaşım tercih edilmiştir. Nicel yöntemlerden yarı deneysel yöntemin ön test- son test modeli kullanılmış olup ayrıca uygulanan yöntem hakkında öğrenci görüşmeleri yapılmıştır. Araştırma 2015- 2016 eğitim öğretim döneminde Doğu Anadolu Bölgesinde yer alan bir ortaokulda öğretim gören 98 yedinci sınıf öğrenci ile yürütülmüştür.  Nicel veriler için araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen ve cronbac’h alpha güvenlik katsayısı 0.795 olan Astronomi Başarı Testi (ABT) kullanılmıştır.  Yedinci sınıf fen bilimleri dersi içerisindeki astronomi konuları deney grubu ile öğrenme istasyonları yardımıyla, kontrol grubundaki öğrencilerle MEB’in ön gördüğü ders kitabında yer alan etkinlikler takip edilerek işlenmiştir. ABT deney ve kontrol gruplarına ön test- son test olarak uygulanarak t testi ile analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmada deney ve kontrol gruplarının ABT ön test ortalama puanları arasında anlamlı bir farklılık belirlenmişken, son test puan ortalamaları ile yapılan bağımsız örnekler t testi sonuçlarına göre gruplar arasında anlamlı bir farklılık belirlenmiştir (p<0.05). Araştırma için geliştirilen İstasyon Gözlem Formu (İGF) ile elde edilen verilerinin analizi sonucunda öğrenciler öğrenme istasyonlarını, astronomi konuları için etkili öğrenmeyi sağlayan, faydalı, eğlenceli, ilgi çekici ve kolay öğrenmeyi destekleyen bir teknik olarak gördükleri bulunmuştur.

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