| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北教育大學 === 自然科學教育學系碩士班 === 99 === The study is to investigate the effects of fourth grade elementary school students’ learning of disaster precaution education and problem-solving abilities by adopting Problem-based learning. The study is using a quasi-experimental design. In this study, 4 classes of 4th students were selected and seperarted into 2 groups: the experimental group, which adopts the problem-bases learning , and the control group, which adopts the general science teaching , to compare the difference of the two teaching strategies.
The study is mainly using quantitative research which includes Test of Disaster Knowledge and Skills, the Altered Scale of Attitude toward disaster precaution, and Test of Problem-Solving and is supplemented by qualitative information including Semi-structured interviews, teaching notes, course opinion surveys and work sheets, etc. Based on the analysis of the data collected, the conclusions of this study form and make recommendations as follows:
1. The disaster precaution knowledge and skills of the experimental group students have improved after adopting Problem-based learning, but compare with the control group students, there is no significant difference.
2. The attitude toward disaster precaution of the experimental group students have significantly improved after adopting Problem-based learning.
3. The problem-solving abilities of the experimental group students have significantly improved after adopting Problem-based learning.
4. Students in this study have a positive feeling toward Problem-based learning.
The results of the study will provide teachers who have an intention to use Problem-based learning teaching strategies or intends to implement disaster precaution education in elementary and secondary school as a reference.
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