An Action Research on Implementing SSI-based science instruction in an elementary school

• Main Authors: Jung-Chun Chen, 陳榮俊
• Other Authors: Ying-Tien Wu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/88075082708110834338

碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 科學應用與推廣學系科學教育碩士班 === 101 === With an action research method, this study reported a science teacher’s progression regarding the SSI-based instruction, including designing learning activities, teaching practices, and assessment practices. The teacher, as the researcher of this study, designed and implemented three rounds of SSI-based learning activities in a different class with 32 and 30 students, and the students’ informal reasoning ability was highlighted as the important outcomes derived from the SSI-based learning activities. Various teaching strategies, including role-playing, voting, and online inquiry, were used in the SSI-instruction. Multiple data was collected in this study, including group discussions, tape-record interviews, questionnaires and learning sheets. The collected data was analyzed qualitatively and synthesized. Through the action research, the teacher’s pedagogical content knowledge progressed during the period of the SSI-based instruction. Based on the author’s reflection on the three-round action research, this study also provided suggestions for teachers interested in SSI-based instruction. Keywords: action research, professional development of teachers, socio-scientific issues