Sixth graders’ perceptions about the infusion of reading and writing activities in learning science

• Main Authors: Wei-Cheng Yang, 楊惟程
• Other Authors: Chi-Chin Chin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2002
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/01105487175593436470

碩士 === 東海大學 === 教育研究所 === 91 === This study was focused on sixth graders to investigate their perceptions about the infusion of reading and writing activities in learning science. 73 grade 6 students from an elementary school in the central Taiwan attended a-semester-long study. There were five topics taught in this semester. The researcher developed suitable reading and writing activities for infusion. Through the study, the qualitative data such as students’ responses on the reading and writing activities, their worksheets, focus group interviews, and teacher’s notes were collected. After data analysis, ten types of perceptions about reading and writing activities were induced. In this study, six students’ perceptions from a series of focus-group interviews were reported. The students’ performances on academic records were checked there relationships with the perceptions of reading and writing activities. Due to the findings, this study suggests several strategies about how to teach science by reading and writing in the future.