Effects of Inquiry Learning With Different Task Orders on Fifth Graders' Individual and Situational Interest and Concept Achievement in Science Education

Liu, Yinsheng; He, Wei; Zhao, Li

doi:10.33225/jbse/22.21.849

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“…Their experiences help them understand what scientists do and how scientific knowledge forms and expands (Concannon et al, 2020). Previous studies have proven that inquiry classes are effective in improving science learning (Geier et al, 2008;Lederman & Lederman, 2019;Liu et al, 2022;Minner et al, 2010;Schroeder et al, 2007). Small-group scientific inquiry helps students interact with their peers (Wilmes & Siry, 2018), increasing their interest in and enjoyment of the subject.…”

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Development of an Inquiry Activity Model Emphasizing the Representation of Primary Science Textbooks

Kim,

Kim

2024

JBSE

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Despite increased research interest in improving students' scientific inquiry abilities, how to conduct scientific inquiry using science textbooks that are easily accessible to primary school students remains understudied. This study developed and verified an inquiry activity model (IAM) to improve the performance of primary school students in science textbook inquiry activities. Data were collected from sixth-grade primary students (n = 167) to analyze the difficulty level of textbook inquiry activities. An analysis tool was developed, focusing on inquiry skills and process flow. Expert analysis increased the tool’s validity. The analysis revealed that students possessed low integrated inquiry skills, were partially aware of the inquiry process flow, and could not design experiments. Hence, the IAM was developed to enhance students’ ability to perform textbook inquiry activities and understand the activity phases. It emphasized the flow and representation of the inquiry process for students to easily recall the contents as they learn the interconnectivity between phases. The post-test of the experimental group and the inquiry process flow chart showed significant improvement in all areas of inquiry ability. The scores for “connections” and “interconnectivity” in the inquiry process flow were high, reflecting the model’s effectiveness in showing the interconnectedness of all stages. Keywords: primary science textbook, inquiry activity model, representation in inquiry activity, inquiry phase

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Development of an Inquiry Activity Model Emphasizing the Representation of Primary Science Textbooks

Kim,

Kim

2024

JBSE

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Exploring the impact of the design thinking model on fifth graders’ creative self-efficacy, situational interest, and individual interest in STEM education

He,

Yan,

Wang

et al. 2023

Thinking Skills and Creativity

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What is the association between schoolwork-related anxiety and science literacy proficiency? A comparison between Southeast Asia and Northwest Europe

Grabau,

Galand,

Lafontaine

et al. 2024

Front. Educ.

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What is the shape of the association between schoolwork-related anxiety (SRA; sometimes referred to as “test anxiety”) and science literacy proficiency (SLP)? Prior results in some areas (e.g., Flanders) have showed an inverse linear relationship between SRA and SLP. Intriguingly, academic anxiety showed an inverse “U-shaped” association with academic performance in Taiwan. Data for six southeast Asian (SEA; Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macao, Singapore, Taiwan) and six northwest European (NWE; Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands) nations/entities were drawn from PISA 2015, the most recent science-focused iteration of OECD’s (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) triennial PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) evaluations. Mean SRA and SLP, respectively, were 0.34 and 532 across the selected SEA representatives (aggregate n = 35711) and −0.21 and 515 across the identified NWE nations (n = 34601). We sorted each nation’s/entity’s dataset into five SLP levels (utilizing PISA’s own criteria) and placed students into SLP levels based on an average of ten plausible values for each individual student). ANOVA results showed Taiwan, Japan, and Korea, (with some qualified evidence for SEA as a region) to have an inverse U-shaped relationship between SRA and SLP; Finland, and Iceland (along with modest evidence for NWE as a region) had a negative linear relationship between SRA and SLP. Multilevel modeling (MLM; within nations/entities only) partially confirmed our parallel ANOVA results: an inverse U-shaped relationship for Taiwan, and the negative linear relationship for Finland and Iceland. Our Belgian MLM also showed negative linearity. Thus, our results confirmed the earlier observation of an inverse U-shaped relationship between student anxiety measures and academic performance in Taiwan (extending that finding to a science context—and further extending that finding for science to Japan and Korea). We discuss possible classroom interventions aimed at mitigating non-adaptive anxieties among students at intermediate SLP levels.

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Effects of Inquiry Learning With Different Task Orders on Fifth Graders' Individual and Situational Interest and Concept Achievement in Science Education

Cited by 3 publications

References 47 publications

Development of an Inquiry Activity Model Emphasizing the Representation of Primary Science Textbooks

Development of an Inquiry Activity Model Emphasizing the Representation of Primary Science Textbooks

Exploring the impact of the design thinking model on fifth graders’ creative self-efficacy, situational interest, and individual interest in STEM education

What is the association between schoolwork-related anxiety and science literacy proficiency? A comparison between Southeast Asia and Northwest Europe

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