Assessment of Knowledge Integration in Student Learning of Buoyant Force

Autor/inn/en	Zou, Yi; Jin, Lizhen; Li, Yanbing; Hu, Tao
Titel	Assessment of Knowledge Integration in Student Learning of Buoyant Force
Quelle	In: Journal of Baltic Science Education, 21 (2022) 4, S.720-738 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1648-3898
Schlagwörter	Problem Solving; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Student Evaluation; Physics; Secondary School Students; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Science Education; Knowledge Level; Teaching Methods; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Problemlösen; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Physik; Sekundarschüler; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Wissensbasis; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Students' problem-solving ability depends on their understanding of related scientific concepts. Therefore, the modeling and assessment of students' understanding of specific scientific concepts is important to promote students' problem-solving ability, as it can find students' understanding difficulties and explore breakthrough strategies accordingly. Inspired by the theory of knowledge integration and combined with the situational characteristics of science education in China, this study established a conceptual framework about buoyant force, which was applied to model students' different understandings of it. And based on the established framework, an assessment of buoyant force was designed and tested among 622 Chinese lower-secondary school students. Through the analysis of the test data and the interview outcomes, it was found that students' understanding of buoyant force could be divided into three levels of knowledge integration including novice, intermediate, and expert. Furthermore, the results demonstrate that an emphasis on the nature of buoyant force can be an effective strategy to help students achieve a deeper conceptual understanding of buoyant force, leading to a more integrated knowledge structure. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01