Teachers' opinions about the effect of chemistry demonstrations on students' interest and chemistry knowledge.

Autor/inn/en	Vinko, Luka; Delaney, Seamus; Devetak, Iztok
Titel	Teachers' opinions about the effect of chemistry demonstrations on students' interest and chemistry knowledge. Paralleltitel: Mnenje uciteljev o ucinkih demonstracijskih eksperimentov na interes ucencev in njihovo kemijsko znanje.
Quelle	In: CEPS journal, 10 (2020) 2, S. 9-25Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2232-2647
DOI	10.26529/cepsj.893
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-207522
Schlagwörter	Fragebogenerhebung; Sekundarstufe I; Sekundarstufe II; Lehrer; Schüler; Interesse; Motivation; Demonstration (Veranschaulichung); Experiment; Unterrichtsgestaltung; Unterrichtsmethode; Chemieunterricht; Überzeugung; Konzeption; Wirkung; Slowenien
Abstract	Chemistry is an experimental discipline that uses experimentation as one of its most important research methods. Laboratory work and other practical work are therefore also essential in chemistry lessons. Chemistry demonstrations are used by teachers as an educational approach that can increase students' interest in chemistry and motivate them to learn chemical concepts with understanding. However, if the students are actively involved in the chemistry demonstration, it can be just as effective as or even more effective than students' learning through experiments. The purpose of this research is to examine teachers' opinions about the impact of chemistry demonstrations on students' interest and chemistry knowledge. Based on a quantitative research approach, 81 primary and secondary school teachers from different regions of Slovenia participated in this study. Participating teachers completed an online questionnaire on their perceptions of the impact of chemistry demonstrations on students' interest and performance in chemistry classes and on the quality of students' knowledge of chemistry. The results show that regardless of the years of teaching experience and the frequency of performing chemistry demonstrations, the participating teachers consider such demonstrations to have a positive effect on the motivation and performance of the students in chemistry and on the quality of the students' knowledge of chemistry. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2021/1