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Title: Using Activity Worksheets to Remediate Pre-Service Teachers' Alternative Conceptions about Word Equations
Language: English
Authors: Hanson, Ruby
Source: Canadian Journal of Action Research. Apr 2020 20(2):48-67.
Availability: Canadian Association for Action Research in Education. 260 Dalhousie Street Suite 204, Ottawa, ON KIN 7E4, Canada. Tel: 705-474-3450; Fax: 705-474-1947; e-mail: cjar@nipissingu.ca; Web site: http://journals.nipissingu.ca/index.php/cjar/issue/archive
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 20
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Journal Articles
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Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Worksheets, Learning Activities, Chemistry, Preservice Teachers, Scientific Concepts, Equations (Mathematics), Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Intervention, Misconceptions, Problem Solving
Geographic Terms: Ghana
ISSN: 1925-7147
Abstract: This study describes the use of worksheet activities based on alternative concepts from a two-tiered diagnostic assessment on chemical phenomena to remediate 37 first year non-major chemistry pre-service teachers' alternative conceptions about word chemical equations. The instruments for data collection were tiered assessments and group learning conversations. The action research approach employed both qualitative and quantitative methods. Weaknesses in trainees' reasoning patterns were identified and remediated. A paired sample t-test showed significant differences in participants' conceptions before and after using the worksheets while the transcribed, analysed, and interpreted group learning conversation results corroborated the quantitative results. Implications for developing and using engaging and appropriate teaching strategies are offered.
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Entry Date: 2020
Access URL: https://journals.nipissingu.ca/index.php/cjar/article/view/398
Accession Number: EJ1252316
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