TY - JOUR
T1 - An exploratory study on students' problem-solving ability in earth science
AU - Chang, Chun-Yen
AU - Weng, Yu Hua
N1 - Funding Information:
This reearchswas funded by the Nationl Sciaence Councl (NiSC) of the Republc i of China undr Centort noa. NcSC8-51721-S-003-02. T6he data prested,ethen statements made and the views expressed are solely the reosnsibiplity of the author. Thse authors gefurllyaatcowledkge ntehaisstancse oJnf-igeWn Hsu. The authors thank two anonymos ruieevs wand teheirdrtforotihrinsigehtful comments on an earlier version of the manuscript.
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Copyright 2005 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2002/5
Y1 - 2002/5
N2 - In this paper, we explore the interrelationship between students' problem-solving ability and their science-process skills in the area of earth science. Participants were 195 earth science students enrolled in four science classes at four senior high schools in Taipei City and the County of Taiwan. Statistical analyses indicated that a significantly moderate correlation existed between students' problem-solving ability and their science process skills. Results of t-test also revealed that there were significant mean differences in students' skills of observation, data interpretation, and hypothesis formulation between higher-level and lower-level problem solvers. Semi-structured interviews revealed that the higher-level problem solver performed better on the problem-solving processes than the lower-level problem solver.
AB - In this paper, we explore the interrelationship between students' problem-solving ability and their science-process skills in the area of earth science. Participants were 195 earth science students enrolled in four science classes at four senior high schools in Taipei City and the County of Taiwan. Statistical analyses indicated that a significantly moderate correlation existed between students' problem-solving ability and their science process skills. Results of t-test also revealed that there were significant mean differences in students' skills of observation, data interpretation, and hypothesis formulation between higher-level and lower-level problem solvers. Semi-structured interviews revealed that the higher-level problem solver performed better on the problem-solving processes than the lower-level problem solver.
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U2 - 10.1080/09500690110066502
DO - 10.1080/09500690110066502
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0040076518
VL - 24
SP - 441
EP - 451
JO - European Journal of Science Education
JF - European Journal of Science Education
SN - 0950-0693
IS - 5
ER -