| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 化學研究所 === 92 === According to STS-spirit and the Nine-Year-Joint Curricula Plan, the purpose of this research was to design teaching modules which were developed from the questions around the students' lives. The two modules inclueded in the research were firework and glass, respectively. In order to fill in multiple-assessments, the researcher evolved assorted assessment tools that were practical and in accordance with the content of the modules. They were science-concept test, process-skill scale and attitude questionnaire. In detail, the science-concept test could measure students' understanding of science-content; the process-skill scale could measure students' skill performance; the attitude questionnaire could survey students' perception for using the modules. Applying these modules into real class practice and evaluating students' learning performance, the researcher could have further introspection for designing modules.
The result found that students had obvious progress in the knowledge after the module teaching. The best performance of process skill was still text reading which were fostered from traditional education. However, the students’ abilities which STS would like to cultivate were not as good as expectation. Besides, the similar activities should be executed for a long term and then they could make students have better progress in the skill performance.
The result of the attitude questionnaire showed that students had positive views toward modules. Nevertheless, this research was influenced by summer vocation. As a result, more students choose “no comment” in multiple choices. Their attitude can not be compared with their authentic attitude in real science class. Moreover, the researcher suggested that module designing not only included hands-on activities students interested in but also increased the motivation promoting students to do problem-solving. Only when the developed modules could be combined with curriculums and be applied into real classes, they could demonstrate the real utility of modules.
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