Research of the Earth Internal Structure And the Plate Movement Misconceptions for the 9th Graders of Junior High School

• Main Authors: CHANG HUNG CHIA, 張宏嘉
• Other Authors: 程智慧
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/19977518603775592181

碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 自然科學教育學系碩士班 === 94 === The purpose of this study is to investigate why 9th graders in junior high have a misconception of the earth internal structure and the plate movement and to analyze the relation between gender and misconception. The result of this study would be useful for earth science teachers to upgrade their teaching quality. Samples are 899 9th graders, selected from three junior high schools in Chiayi City, Nantou City and Yunlin County with purposive sampling. The research is conducted by two-tier diagnostic instrument which is developed by researcher and the data collected would be analyzed by SPSS 10.0 to compare the difference between genders. The following is the major results of the study： 1.Students have many misconceptions about the earth internal structure, the plate movement and so on, especially why the geological phenomenon formed in the the edge of tectonic plates and the concrete range of plates. 2.The Independent-Samples T Test tool is used on this study to analyze the relation of the gender with misconception of the earth’s internal structure and plate movement. There was significant difference between the mean scores of male and female junior high school students, which indicates both male and female junior high school students have different patterns of misconceptions about the earth’s internal structure and plate movement. Finally, the study offers some suggestions for those who will teach or study the earth internal structure and plate movement.