Experimental students gained on lunar periodicity LPCI domains while only the control group gained on the phase/Sun-Earth-Moon positions domain¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2009 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Experimental males achieved nearly triple the significant gains of control males on Domain A (orbital period), and experimental females also gained significantly on Domain A while control females did not. → Jennifer Wilhelm 2009 q2 i? Only the control group made significant gains on Domain E (phase and Sun/Earth/Moon positions). → Jennifer Wilhelm 2009 (2)

Evidence¶

Jennifer Wilhelm 2009¶

Jennifer Wilhelm, Christa Jackson, Amber Sullivan, Ron Wilhelm. (2009). Factors Influencing Middle School Students' Spatial Mathematics Development While Participating in an Integrated STEM Unit. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Factors+Influencing+Middle+School+Students+Spatial+Mathematics+Development

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Repeated measures ANOVA by LPCI science domain for control and experimental gender groups (Table 5). The article reports "nearly triple the signifi cant gains" for experimental males on orbital period, with gains of 29.4 and 25.9 marked significant at p < 0.001.

"5esXlts inclXded e[perimental males achieving nearly triple the signifi cant gains of the control males on Domain A orbital period. ([perimental females also made a significant gain on Domain A from pre to post Zhereas the control females did not."

Jennifer Wilhelm 2009 (2)¶

Jennifer Wilhelm, Christa Jackson, Amber Sullivan, Ron Wilhelm. (2009). Factors Influencing Middle School Students' Spatial Mathematics Development While Participating in an Integrated STEM Unit. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Factors+Influencing+Middle+School+Students+Spatial+Mathematics+Development

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Domain-level RM-ANOVA results (Table 5): control males gained 24.4 and control females 26.4 on Domain E, both marked significant, while experimental groups' gains (7.9 and 4.8) were not. The article notes domain E "Zas emphasi]ed dXring instrXction" in the control classroom via worksheets, simulations, and modeling.

"2nly the control groXp made significant gains on Domain ( phase and Sun/Earth/Moon positions ."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Both control and experimental sixth-grade groups made statistically significant overall gains on the Lunar Phases Concept Inventory from pre to post — related
• Only female students made significant gains on the Geometric Spatial Assessment, and no male group gained on any GSA domain — related
• Post-test scores on the LPCI, GSA, and PSVT-Rot were significantly correlated for every group except control males on PSVT-Rot versus LPCI — related