Exploring the Influencing Factors in Students' Acquisition of Manipulative Skills during Transition from Primary to Secondary School

Autor/inn/en	Fadzil, Hidayah Mohd; Saat, Rohaida Mohd
Titel	Exploring the Influencing Factors in Students' Acquisition of Manipulative Skills during Transition from Primary to Secondary School
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 15 (2014) 2, Artikel 3 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1609-4913
Schlagwörter	Skill Development; Psychomotor Skills; Science Education; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Grounded Theory; Foreign Countries; Teacher Role; Science Instruction; Science Laboratories; Prior Learning; Teacher Student Ratio; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Sekundarschüler; Ausland; Lehrerrolle; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Vorkenntnisse; Lehrer-Schüler-Relation
Abstract	This paper discusses the contributing factors that influence students' acquisition of manipulative skills. Incompetence in manipulative skills in science at a primary level may impede science learning at secondary school. Thus, to confront these issues, an in-depth study was conducted. The research involved 10 primary school students who were interviewed again in secondary school. This paper gives an account of the factors that influence students' manipulative skills during transition from primary to secondary school, namely the teacher, the performance of the students, teaching and learning aspects and the physical environment of the laboratory. The results suggest several issues to be considered when teaching manipulative skills. Primary school students need to be exposed to these skills in using scientific apparatus so that when they enter secondary school, attention can be given in improving and strengthening those skills. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01