Critiquing problematic inquiry cases before virtual-lab inquiry augments the effect of virtual labs on middle school students' scientific literacy more than teacher demonstration¶
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q2 i? Among 50 middle school students, an instructional design engaging students in critiquing experiments prior to virtual-lab inquiry augmented the effect of the virtual labs on scientific literacy compared with watching teacher demonstrations. → Liu 2022
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Liu 2022¶
Liu, C.-C., Wen, C.-T., Chang, H.-Y., Chang, M.-H., Lai, P.-H., Fan Chiang, S.-H., Yang, C.-W., & Hwang, F.-K. (2022). Augmenting the effect of virtual labs with "teacher demonstration" and "student critique" instructional designs to scaffold the development of scientific literacy. Instructional Science, 50, 303-333. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-021-09571-4
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Comparison of two instructional approaches with 50 middle school students: a critique group that critiqued problematic inquiry cases and a teacher demonstration group before virtual-lab inquiry. The study found the effect of virtual labs "can be augmented" by the critique design; no effect size is printed in the available text.
"By analyzing data from 50 middle school students, this study found that the effect of applying virtual labs can be augmented by an instructional design that engages students in critiquing experiments prior to their inquiry with the virtual lab."
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Related Claims¶
- Scientific literacy post-test scores, critiquing performance, and inquiry performance were closely related — related
- Virtual labs showed a limitation in helping students transfer what they learned from teacher demonstration to new inquiry contexts — related
- Eighth graders experiencing ADI instruction scored significantly higher on the post-test of demonstrated scientific literacy (SLA-D) than students experiencing structured inquiry — related
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Critiquing problematic inquiry cases before virtual-lab inquiry augments the effect of virtual labs on middle school students' scientific literacy more than teacher demonstration |
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Critiquing problematic inquiry cases before virtual-lab inquiry augments the effect of virtual labs on middle school students' scientific literacy more than teacher demonstration |
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