| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 自然科學教育學系碩士班 === 93 === The purpose of this research was to explore the elementary school students’ engagement in groups and their recollected contents in the different kinds of science activities-- the closed, the inquiry and open-ended science activities. In addition, peer interaction among groups in different kinds of activities was also analyzed qualitatively.
Multiple methods were used in the study, including observation, individual interviews, sociogram, and the use of assessing instruments, named:” the Checklist of Groupworks in Science Learning, CGSL” and The Recall Sheet. The participants consisted of a class of 30 fifth grade children divided to five groups in this study, and data collection was last for a year. According to the results of data analysis, the following statements are the conclusion of this study:
1. From the level of students’ involvement:
A. Students participated more in the important category among these 3 activities. It suggested that students can control their performance during the science activity.
B. The difference of students’ involvement in the less important category is not significant. It suggested that students would proceed with non-beneficial matter under any kind of science activities.
C. Students were more frequently involved in open-ended science activities among the 3 kind of activities.
D. In the “closed” science activity, students’ participation was more affected by familiarity of the experimental apparatus, while in inquiry science activities, students were affected by the topics teachers prepared. In open-ended science activity, team interaction was the key factor influencing participation.
2. The result of recalling volume suggested: the closed science activities were mainly affected by teacher’s lecturing; inquiry science activities were influenced by literature; and the open-ended science activities were mostly affected by “group discussion”.
3. From the observation of group interaction, it revealed that students often listened to the leader’s opinion in closed and inquiry science activities, they discussed more in the open-ended science activities. Despite the type of science activities, unequal peer interaction still exists.
Finally, based on the finding in this research, further avenues of research in the field were worth further exploration and discussion.
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