| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立屏東大學 === 科普傳播學系數理教育碩士班 === 103 === This research explores impacts on students’ inquiry ability and learning interest through a case study of integrating the game of Monopoly into a Grade Three science curriculum. This research used a quasi-experimental method involving two groups of Grade Three students in a Pingtung City elementary school. There were 24 students in the experimental group; 27 in the control group. Unguided inquiry based instructional strategy was implemented in the science curriculum for the experimental group by integrating a game of Monopoly in the curriculum, when the traditional textbook- and lecture-based teaching was used in the classes for the control group.
The idea to use Monopoly in the classroom was to put the concept of “the three states of water” into a game. During the class, the teacher would raise questions. To respond, students would be divided into groups to discuss, design experiments, observe, record and present results, answer questions and critiques from the teacher and their peers, and so forth. Then the class will play a Monopoly game. There are two ways to receive rewards for their activities: scores from their presentations, and winning the Monopoly game.
Before conducting the research, both experimental and control groups were tested for their inquiry ability. During the research, the former had completed four inquiry ability worksheets. After the conducting the research, both groups answered a survey about their learning interest, and were tested again for their inquiry ability. The same scoring rubric was used for both tests and the worksheets.
The findings of this research are presented in both quantitative and qualitative descriptions. Statistically speaking, students acquire stronger inquiry ability through the teaching method integrating Monopoly than a traditional lecture-based method. The outcomes of the worksheets show gradually improving inquiry ability. Additionally, students in the experimental group demonstrate significantly higher learning interest than those in the control group.
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