| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立彰化師範大學 === 科學教育研究所 === 107 === The purpose of this study is to investigate the middle school low achievers’ engagement patterns by implementing scientific inquiry activities. In addition, the goal is to describe where low achievers have difficulties when they engage in scientific inquiry activities, then further analyze the scientific inquiry learning outcomes of low achievement students. Using the method of case study, we selected 12 low achievers in science inquiry club that is in the public senior high school of central Taiwan. The qualitative data is made up of video recordings, teacher interviews, students’ worksheet, and students’ semi-structured interviews.
The scientific inquiry in this research consists of six activities and one training course. Each inquiry activity last for180 minutes, while the training course last for 90 minutes. The activity design is based on the science education standard in 12-year compulsory education law passed. It operates under the basics of guided inquiry with the following structures: stimulating motivation, hypothesis creation, experimental design, hands-on, data collection, data analysis, class competition and group presentation.
There are four results in this research:
(1) This research characterizes low achievers by identifying four engagement patterns.
(2) Distraction is the biggest problem for low achievers’ engagement in scientific inquiry.
(3) Through the process of participation, low achievers gradually become familiar
with scientific inquiry process.
(4) Low achievers enter into self-isolation because of afraid to participate in discussions
and express opinions. However, the experience brought by inquiry can help them
gradually reduce anxiety.
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