Students' teleologic explanations and anthropomorphic languages correlate with age and are associated with curricular undertaking¶
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q2 i3 Teleologic explanations and anthropomorphic languages of the student-respondents are attributed to their age (r = .731, p < .001) and curricular undertakings (Χ2 = -.308, p = .033). → Bautista 2015
Evidence¶
Bautista 2015¶
Bautista, R. G. (2015). Students' affordance of teleologic explanations and anthropomorphic language in eliciting concepts in physics. Journal of Technology and Science Education, 5(1), 31-40. https://doi.org/10.3926/jotse.137
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Pearson-r correlation and Pearson chi-square analyses (Table 4) relating students' teleologic explanations and anthropomorphic languages to age bracket and curricular undertaking; the age correlation r = .731 is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
"the teleologic explanatons and anthropomorphic languages of the student-respondents are atributed to their age and curricular undertakings: r-value of .731 and Χ2 of -.308, and p-values of <.001 and .033, at .01 and .05 levels of signifcance, respectvely."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Anthropomorphic explanations of 15 abstract physics concepts differ significantly before and after classroom pedagogical interventions — related
- Students who just completed secondary education and those from the English curriculum showed the least teleologic-anthropomorphic affordance — related
- The interaction of interventions with age and curricular undertaking is not significant at the .05 level — related
- Classroom pedagogical interventions significantly reduce teleologic and anthropomorphic language, with curricular exposure but not age as a significant factor — reports the opposite
- Anthropomorphic explanations appear in older children but less frequently, with only a minority of 14-year-olds' fuse explanations anthropomorphic — reports the opposite
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Students' teleologic explanations and anthropomorphic languages correlate with age and are associated with curricular undertaking |
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Students' teleologic explanations and anthropomorphic languages correlate with age and are associated with curricular undertaking |
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2015 |
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