The effect of exploring and creative experiment teaching for science learning performance of eighth-grade students

• Main Authors: Yu-dian Zou, 鄒玉鈿
• Other Authors: Chang Ching-Yuan
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/00817724207355068368

碩士 === 慈濟大學 === 教育研究所 === 99 === Abstract This study discusses the learning performance of the eighth-grade students in Natural Science Area after applying the “Exploring and Creative Experiment Teaching Program.” The research employs the method of an unequal group pretest-posttest. This study deals with the experimental group (32 students) and the control group (34 students) from the eighth-grade students in junior high school. The research tools include: the “Exploring and Creative Experiment Teaching Program,” the “Learning Achievement Examination of Natural Science Area,” the “Learning Attitude Scale of Natural Science Area,” the “Satisfaction Survey for Exploring and Creative Experiment Teaching Program,” the “Notes of Researcher’s Reflection,” the “Teaching Observation Sheets” and the “Worksheet.” All the data are analyzed by Independent Samples one-way ANCOVA, one-way MANCOVA and content analysis. And the results of this study are as follows: 1. According to the “Learning Attitude Scale of Natural Science Area,” the performance of the experimental group was significantly better than that of the control group after applying the “Exploring and Creative Experiment Teaching Program” for the eighth-grade students. And the scores were significantly different in four subscales: “the Motivation of Studying Natural Science,” “the Anxiety of Learning Natural Science,” “the Attitude of Success in Natural Science,” and “the Practical Application of Learning Natural Science .” 2. In the achievement examination, there was a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in the posttest of the “Learning Achievement Examination of Natural Science Area.” And the scores of the experimental group were better than the other. 3. The experimental group got 4.29 points in each question of the “Satisfaction Survey for Exploring and Creative Experiment Teaching Program.” It showed us the students were satisfied with the teaching methods of the “Exploring and Creative Experiment Teaching Program.” 4. The students had positive responses to the uses of POE exploring teaching method and various creative teaching methods in Natural Science. These teaching methods could correct the wrong science concepts of students and improve their memorization about science. Furthermore, they could lead the students into an effective learning. 5. All the experiment activities of the “Exploring and Creative Experiment Teaching Program” were applied with the method of collaborative learning. Besides, the researcher designed various group competitions, scientific games and magic in different courses which could increase the spirit of cooperation and learning motivation of students. 6. After applying the “Exploring and Creative Experiment Teaching Program,” the researcher made professional progress in three parts: “the ability of designing courses,” “the ability of controlling the period of teaching” and “the ability of using multiple assessments.”