scholarly journals Improving Student Attitudes about Learning Science and Student Scientific Reasoning Skills

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas K. Duncan ◽  
Leilani Arthurs
Keyword(s):  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Scientific Reasoning ◽  
Learning Science ◽  
Reasoning Skills ◽  
Scientific Reasoning Skills

scholarly journals Context Matters: Accounting for Item Features in the Assessment of Citizen Scientists’ Scientific Reasoning Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Till Bruckermann ◽  
Tanja M. Straka ◽  
Milena Stillfried ◽  
Moritz Krell
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Reasoning ◽  
Reasoning Skills ◽  
Scientific Reasoning Skills

scholarly journals Online Assessment of Scientific Reasoning Skills and Motivation to Learn Science among Grade 5 and 7 Students in Northern Namibia

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Linus Kambeyo ◽  
Benő Csapó
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Reasoning ◽  
Probabilistic Reasoning ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Grade 5 ◽  
Science Motivation ◽  
Reasoning Skills ◽  
Scientific Reasoning Skills

This study aimed to assess students’ scientific reasoning skills using an online assessment method and explore the relationship between their reasoning skills and motivation to learn science. Research participants were 270 Grade 5 and 346 Grade 7 students in the Oshana region of Namibia. The online reasoning skills test consisted of 36 items with 16 tasks assessing conservation, proportional, correlational and probabilistic reasoning, and logical operations in a science context. The five point Likert scale Science Motivation Questionnaire II consisted of 25 items with five subscales. Tasks were developed within and delivered by the eDia platform via the Internet. The reliability of the reasoning skills test was acceptable (Cronbach’s alpha=.74), and it was very good for the Science Motivation Questionnaire (Cronbach’s alpha=.91). The reasoning skill tasks were moderately difficult for the students: M=40.56%; SD=13.47%. One-parameter Rasch analyses showed that there were few items to differentiate students at the low skill levels. Task analysis showed major obstacles in students’ reasoning skills for science learning. Students reported that they were moderately motivated to learn science. A weak correlation was found between the tested scientific reasoning skills and motivation to learn science (r=.21, p<.01). The study suggests that the basic ICT infrastructures in Namibian schools should be improved to exploit the advantages of online assessment.

Developing Scientific Reasoning Skills in Beginning and Ending Students

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne C. Baker ◽  
Maureen A. McCarthy ◽  
Jane S. Halonen ◽  
Dana S. Dunn ◽  
G. William Hill
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Scientific Reasoning ◽  
Optimal Outcomes ◽  
Reasoning Skills ◽  
Ways Of Thinking ◽  
Scientific Reasoning Skills

This chapter discusses the development of scientific reasoning skills in beginning and ending students. The purpose of this chapter is to explore the role that departments and their faculty play in moving students from declaring psychology as a major to mastering the concepts, theories, and ways of thinking of psychologists at a baccalaureate level. This chapter examines best practices that departments and faculty can adopt to facilitate optimal outcomes for both the students and the faculty who deliver the program.

scholarly journals Development of a ‘universal’ rubric for assessing undergraduates' scientific reasoning skills using scientific writing

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 509-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Briana E. Crotwell Timmerman ◽  
Denise C. Strickland ◽  
Robert L. Johnson ◽  
John R. Payne
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Reasoning ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Reasoning Skills ◽  
Scientific Reasoning Skills
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