Cooperative Learning Instruction for Conceptual Change in the Concepts of Chemical Kinetics

Autor/inn/en	Kirik, Ozgecan Tastan; Boz, Yezdan
Titel	Cooperative Learning Instruction for Conceptual Change in the Concepts of Chemical Kinetics
Quelle	In: Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 13 (2012) 3, S.221-236 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1756-1108
DOI	10.1039/C1RP90072B
Schlagwörter	Chemistry; Cooperative Learning; Conventional Instruction; Science Process Skills; Kinetics; Grade 11; Teaching Methods; Scientific Concepts; High School Students; Comprehension; Instructional Effectiveness; Questionnaires; Student Motivation; Learning Motivation; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemie; Kooperatives Lernen; Kinetik; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Verstehen; Verständnis; Unterrichtserfolg; Fragebogen; Schulische Motivation; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	Learning is a social event and so the students need learning environments that enable them to work with their peers so that they can learn through their interactions. This study discusses the effectiveness of cooperative learning compared to traditional instruction in terms of students' motivation and understanding of chemical kinetics in a high school chemistry course. Participants were 110 eleventh grade students from two different schools. The researchers administered the Reaction Rate Concept Test to measure the students' understanding of chemical kinetics, the Science Process Skill Test to decide whether the groups were different in terms of their science process skills before instruction, and the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire to assess students' motivation for a chemistry course. Results of the experiment showed that compared to traditional instruction, cooperative learning enabled better understanding of the concepts of chemical kinetics and improved students' motivation to study chemistry for both schools. (Contains 7 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10