iPod inquiry teaching produced significantly better air concept comprehension than regular teaching for third graders¶
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Currency · newest study 2016 · checked against its sources 2026-11-01 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
Design limits · Lai 2016: groups were assigned but students were analysed as independent (read from the study by two models, 2026-11-01)
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q2 i? After controlling for pre-test scores, third graders taught the air concept unit with iPod inquiry teaching scored significantly higher on the Air Concept Comprehension Test than students receiving regular textbook teaching (F = 48.496, p < .001). → Lai 2016
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Lai 2016¶
Lai, C. (2016). Third graders' understanding of air concepts facilitated by the iPod inquiry teaching method. International Journal of Research in Education and Science (IJRES), 2(1), 1-9. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1105183
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Quasi-experimental study of 53 experimental and 53 control third graders taught by a single science teacher, with pre-test scores as covariate in ANCOVA. Post-test means were 27.09 (SD 5.09) versus 21.58 (SD 5.67); the article reports the experimental group was "significantly better than" the control group.
"after excluding the influence of the pre -test scores, the post -test scores of the experimental group for the Air Concept Comprehension Test were significantly better than for those of the control group ( F = 48.496, p <.001)"
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Related Claims¶
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- Secondary students taught in an e-classroom with ICT resources significantly outperform students taught by conventional methods on post-test achievement — a broader claim this one bears on
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