Looking for links: examining student responses in creative exercises for evidence of linking chemistry concepts

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 576-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Ye ◽  
Scott E. Lewis

Assumptive Learning Theory values the active process of linking concepts to promote meaningful over rote learning. To promote meaningful learning, assessment practices that encourage the linking of concepts need to be developed and utilized. Creative Exercises (CEs) have the potential to encourage such links. CEs are an open-ended assessment technique where students are given a single prompt and are asked to describe as many statements as they can that are distinct, correct, and relevant to the prompt. This study describes a qualitative investigation into student responses to CEs for evidence of students linking concepts throughout the course and the nature of the linked concepts. The findings indicate considerable interconnections of content in student responses. Further, students’ efforts toward making connections revealed several misconceptions regarding their understanding of the limits of models. CEs are therefore proposed as a means to encourage students to link concepts and to inform instructors about the links made, both correctly and incorrectly. Finally, to determine the prevalence of the incorrect links, a novel assessment technique is proposed based on students' responses to CEs.

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-84
Author(s):  
Erik Bijsterbosch ◽  
Tine Béneker ◽  
Wilmad Kuiper ◽  
Joop van der Schee

Teachers’ classroom assessment practices tend to encourage rote learning instead of meaningful learning. To enhance teachers’ classroom assessment practices, teacher involvement in assessment construction appears necessary. To foster teacher professional growth in relation to this issue, a professional development programme on summative assessment and meaningful learning in pre-vocational geography education in the Netherlands was designed. In 2016, a prototype of the programme was tested and evaluated in a small-scale case study. The results suggest that the programme was feasible and practical and contributed to change in teachers’ knowledge, skills and practices.


2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Eman Rasmi Abed ◽  
Ferial Mohammad Abu Awwad

<p class="apa">This study aims to investigate the students’ learning assessment practices used by Jordanian teachers of mathematics for grades (1-6) in Amman. The sample of the study consists of (402) teachers. A questionnaire of (72) items are developed on four domains, namely: questions, homework, exams, and alternative strategies. Validity and reliability are established. Results of the study show that the mean of the scores for the four domains and the entire items are medium, the highest was on exams and the lowest on the homework. ANOVA analysis show that there were no statistically significant differences related to number of courses and gender. On the other hand, there are statistically significant differences on the scientific qualification in favor of postgraduate studies. As for the type of school, the results are in favor of government schools. In regard to the number of experience years, the results are in favor of category (5-10) years on homework domain only.</p>


2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Harp Ziegenfuss ◽  
Stephen Borrelli

Objectives – The purpose of this collaborative qualitative research project, initiated by the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA), was to explore how librarians were involved in the designing, implementing, assessing, and disseminating student learning outcomes (SLOs) in GWLA member academic libraries. The original objective of the research was to identify library evaluation/assessment practices at the different libraries to share and discuss by consortia members at a GWLA-sponsored Student Learning Assessment Symposium in 2013. However, findings raised new questions and areas to explore beyond student learning assessment, and additional research was continued by two of the GWLA collaborators after the Symposium. The purpose of this second phase of research was to explore the intersection of library and institutional contexts and academic library assessment practices. Methods – This qualitative research study involved a survey of librarians at 23 GWLA member libraries, about student learning assessment practices at their institutions. Twenty follow-up interviews were also conducted to further describe and detail the assessment practices identified in the survey. Librarians with expertise in library instruction, assessment, and evaluation, either volunteered or were designated by their Dean or Director, to respond to the survey and participate in the interviews. Interview data were analyzed by seven librarians, across six different GWLA libraries, using constant comparison methods (Strauss & Corbin, 2014). Emerging themes were used to plan a GWLA member Symposium. Based on unexpected findings, after the Symposium, two GWLA researchers continued the analysis using a grounded theory methodology to re-examine the data and uncover categorical relationships and conceptual coding, and to explore data alignment to theoretical possibilities. Results – Seventeen categories and five themes emerged from the interview data and were used to create a 3-part framework for describing and explaining library SLO assessment practices. The themes were used to plan the GWLA Assessment Symposium. Through additional qualitative grounded theory data analysis, researchers also identified a core variable, and data were re-evaluated to verify an alignment to Engeström’s Activity and Expansion Theories (Engeström, 2001, 2004). Conclusions – The findings of this multi-phased qualitative study discovered how contextual, structural, and organizational factors can influence how libraries interact and communicate with college departments, and the larger institution about student learning outcomes and assessment. Viewing library and campus interaction through the activity theory lens can demonstrate how particular factors might influence library collaboration and interaction on campuses. Institutional contexts and cultures, campus-wide academic priorities, leadership at the library level, and changing roles of librarians were all themes that emerged from this study that are important factors to consider when planning the design, implementation, assessment and dissemination of library SLOs.


2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 04
Author(s):  
Cristiano José Martins de Miranda ◽  
Rachel Belmont ◽  
Evelyse Dos Santos Lemos

O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar a evolução do conhecimento de estudantes de ensino médio sobre o conceito Saúde, ensinado em aulas de Educação Física. O estudo, do tipo intervenção pedagógica, teve a Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa como principal referencial teórico e foi realizado com 41 alunos de uma escola pública fluminense. Considerando os conhecimentos prévios dos alunos, a intervenção priorizou os conceitos centrais do tema, integrou atividades práticas e teóricas, favoreceu a participação ativa e a negociação dos significados entre alunos, professor e conteúdo. Os registros foram obtidos por meio do pré-teste e pós-teste; um desenho e uma carta. Os dados foram categorizados usando a análise de conteúdo e o teste Wilcoxon foi realizado para comparar os resultados do pré-teste e do pós-teste. Os resultados indicam evidências iniciais de aprendizagem significativa expressas por um discurso mais diferenciado e abrangente do conceito Saúde e de fatores associados a ela.


Author(s):  
José Milton Lopes Pinheiro ◽  
Juscimar da Silva Araujo ◽  
Giovana Alves

ResumoNeste artigo se questiona: como a Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa se apresenta em situações de ensino e de aprendizagem? Trata-se de um recorte compreensivo de um estudo mais amplo, de mestrado, do qual destaca-se a o ensino de matemática visado da perspectiva desta teoria. Ela foi realizada com alunos do curso de Licenciatura em Matemática da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Nela foi desenvolvida uma proposta que além de ser metodologia da pesquisa, constituiu-se como proposta pedagógica para a futura atuação docente dos sujeitos. Foi promovido um diálogo acerca de temas da Educação Matemática e foram propostas atividades classificadas como exploratórias e investigativas a serem desenvolvidas de modo colaborativo. Os diálogos e o desenvolvimento das atividades foram transcritos. Assumindo uma postura fenomenológica, o pesquisador buscou, junto às transcrições, convergências que pudessem, quando articuladas, trazer compreensões sobre o fenômeno interrogado. Nesse movimento, foram constituídas unidades nucleares, das quais destaca-se para este estudo, a unidade: a presença da Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa no desenvolvimento das atividades e na aprendizagem de conceitos geométricos. Ao descrever uma síntese reflexiva dessa unidade, articulando compreensões trazidas do presente estudo, explicitando a presença da teoria em todo o processo de aprendizagem, desde o planejamento do professor ao desenvolvimento dado pelos alunos às atividades planejadas, entende-se estar expressando uma compreensão do que interroga a pergunta norteadora deste estudo. Palavras-chave: Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa. Educação Matemática. Atividades Investigativas. ResumoThis article asks: how the Meaningful Learning Theory presents itself in teaching and learning situations? It is a comprehensive cut from a broader study, from master's degree, from which the teaching of mathematics stands out based on this theory. It was carried out with students of the Mathematics course at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. In it, a proposal was developed that, in addition to the research method, constituted itself as a pedagogical proposal for the future teaching performance of individuals. A dialogue on Mathematics Education themes was promoted and activities, classified as exploratory and investigative, were proposed to be developed in a collaborative way. The dialogues and the development of the activities were transcribed, and assuming a phenomenological stance, the researcher sought, along with the transcriptions, convergences that could, when articulated, bring understandings about the questioned phenomenon. In this movement, nuclear units were formed, of which stands out in this study: the presence of the Meaningful Learning Theory in the development of activities and in the learning of geometric concepts. By describing a reflexive synthesis of this unit, articulating understandings brought by the present study, explaining the presence of theory in the entire learning process, from the teacher's planning to the development given by the students to the planned activities, it is understood to be expressing an understanding of what asks the guiding question of this study. Keywords: Theory of Meaningful Learning. Mathematical Education. Investigative Activities


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Sekar Kinasih ◽  
Kelly Sinaga

<p>Learning about hydrocarbons in a chemistry class requires a high understanding of concepts and memory. Students usually only focus on memorizing and understanding the material when studying hydrocarbons in order to get good grades during exams, as happened to the grade 11 students in one of the schools in Lampung. This results in students not really learning about hydrocarbons and how they are useful for daily life. The purpose of writing this paper is to explain the study of the application of Ausubel's meaningful learning theory with the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) strategy on hydrocarbon material based on a biblical perspective. Ausubel's meaningful learning theory with a Contextual Teaching and Learning strategy can help students find the meaning of learning because this theory emphasizes the integration of information that is relevant to a student's life or context. Through contextual learning students also obtain life values based on a biblical perspective. The method of writing this research is a literature study based on 20 reference sources. The conclusion obtained is that each stage in Ausubel's meaningful learning theory with a contextual approach can help students find the meaning of learning by connecting old knowledge with new knowledge that is more relevant to life. Students can also add value to their life by becoming wise users of petroleum which is a hydrocarbon.</p><p><strong>BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRACT: </strong>Hidrokarbon adalah salah satu materi pembelajaran kimia yang membutuhkan pemahaman konsep  dan daya ingat yang tinggi. Siswa biasanya hanya fokus menghafalkan dan memahami materi ketika belajar hidrokarbon agar bisa memperoleh nilai yang baik  saat ujian, seperti yang terjadi pada siswa kelas XI SMA di salah satu sekolah di Lampung. Hal tersebut mengakibatkan siswa tidak menemukan makna dalam pembelajaran hidrokarbon yang  berguna bagi kehidupan sehari-hari. Tujuan penulisan makalah ini adalah untuk memaparkan setiap tahapan dalam penerapan teori pembelajaran bermakna Ausubel dengan strategi <em>Contextual Teachin</em><em>g and Learning</em> (CTL) pada materi hidrokarbon berdasarkan perspektif Alkitabiah<em> yang </em>dapat menolong siswa menemukan makna pembelajaran yang relevan dengan kehidupan siswa atau kontekstual. Melalui pembelajaran yang kontekstual siswa juga memperoleh nilai-nilai kehidupan berdasarkan perspektif Alkitabiah. Metode penulisan penelitian ini adalah kajian  literatur berdasarkan 20 sumber referensi. Kesimpulan yang diperoleh yaitu setiap tahapan dalam teori pembelajaran bermakna Ausubel dengan pendekatan kontekstual dapat menolong siswa menemukan makna belajar melalui  menghubungkan pengetahuan lama dengan pengetahuan baru yang lebih relevan dengan kehidupan. Siswa juga dapat memperoleh nilai kehidupan untuk menjadi pribadi yang berhikmat dan bijaksana dalam menggunakan minyak bumi.</p>


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