Most students reported in diaries that each book in a mostly science-fiction reading set increased their science curiosity, with 24 to 29 of 30 saying so per book¶
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q2 i? Per-book diary findings show that between 24 and 29 of the 30 experimental-group students stated each of the 12 books (9 science fiction and 3 non-science-fiction books that fictionalize the past) increased their science curiosity. → Karadeniz 2020
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Karadeniz 2020¶
Karadeniz, E. & Degirmencay, Ş. A. (2020). The Effect of the Science-Fiction Books on Arousing Curiosity about Science in Secondary School Students. Journal of Turkish Science Education, 17(2), 225-241. https://doi.org/10.36681/tused.2020.23
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Content analysis of the semi-structured diaries the 30 experimental-group students (grades 5 and 6, one Turkish boarding middle school) wrote after each of the 12 books they read: 9 science-fiction books and 3 non-science-fiction books from the Catalhoyuk Stories series (The First Dawn of Our World, Children of Fire, Abundance and War), chosen to alternate the genre. Per book, 24 to 29 students said the book increased their science curiosity; these are students' own reports, not a measured change. For From the Earth to the Moon the article reports "29 students stated that the book increased their science curiosity" and that all students said the book was entirely about science; no effect size is printed.
"And 29 students stated that the book increased their science curiosity. All students stated that the book was entirely about science and most of them said that it contained useful information."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Interest — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Content analysis of student diaries identifies specific science concepts that arouse the most curiosity, including extra-terrestrials, celestial bodies, space vehicles, genetics, and simple machines — related
- Middle-school students who read a mostly science-fiction book set alongside the science curriculum gained significantly in science curiosity, in a study whose groups already differed at pre-test — a broader claim this one bears on
- Inserting fiction excerpts into chemistry instruction shifted classroom discourse toward more student questions, peer challenge, and evidence-based argumentation — related
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