Web-based collaborative inquiry produces a small but significant improvement in students' interest in science¶

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q3 i? A small but significant improvement of 0.04 on a 5-point Likert scale in interest in science was found after the intervention. → Annelies Raes 2013

Evidence¶

Annelies Raes 2013¶

Annelies Raes, Tammy Schellens, and Bram De Wever. (2013). Web-based Collaborative Inquiry to Bridge Gaps in Secondary Science Education. Journal of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508406.2013.836656

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Four-level null model for interest in science, measured with the PISA interest scale (nine items, 5-point Likert; Cronbach's alpha .91 pretest, .92 posttest). The gain was small but statistically significant at p < .05.

"a small but significant improvement of 0.04 (χ 2 = 4.21, df = 1, p < .05) in interest in science was found."

Discussion¶

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