A study of the integration of CD-ROM storybooks into the teaching of “Grade 1~9 Science and Technology” and nature writing – An example of “the organism reproduction” learning unit

• Main Authors: Lee-mei Cheng, 鄭麗美
• Other Authors: Chow-chin Lu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/46016058483132093467

碩士 === 國立臺北教育大學 === 自然科學教育學系碩士班 === 96 === Pre- and post-test results of a single group were adopted for this study, purpose of which is to integrate scientists’ CD-ROM storybooks into the curriculum of “Grade 1~9 Science and Technology” in the sixth grade of elementary school. The study then examines the effects of students’ nature writing and learning performance by applying the “natural science conception scale”, “nature writing evaluation scale”, “learning achievement test”, and “integration of CD-ROM storybooks into nature writing questionnaire”. In this study, ninety-six students were sampled and drawn from four sixth grade classes in a Taipei municipal elementary school. Qualitative and quantitative research methods were used to collect and analyze data simultaneously. The results of this study show that after the introduction of scientific CD-ROM storybooks, the students’ natural science learning and writing ability were enhanced. The students are able to describe their feelings about nature and to express themselves in nature writing after three nature writing classes. Positive relationships existed between the student’s scientific perception and learning achievement, as well as between the nature writing times and student’s scientific perception. And both relationships have nothing to do with gender. From the nature writing analysis, this study found that the integration of CD-ROM storybooks and multimedia teaching aids helps students to express their natural science knowledge in nature writing, to increase their comprehensive learning about nature, and to enhance their ability to write about nature. Through introductions by teachers, classroom discussions, natural science experiments, viewing environmental films, writing’s outline suggestion and classical works appreciation and analysis, students learn to write on nature, to express their conception of nature through writing, and to care for the life, environment, earth and nature. According to the findings of this study, the following suggestions were also made: Firstly, the literary and comprehensive teaching fields should be combined and integrated with core courses by incorporating nature writing into the elementary school course; Secondly, scientific CD-ROM storybooks should use role-playing performance patterns and compose easily understandable learning list, then induce students to express appropriate criticisms and thoughts. Teachers should provide students with more encouragement and support by creating a stable and free writing environment. Lastly, CD-ROM storybooks should be used to inspire students to write on nature and be accompanied by natural science experiments, environmental film watching, and the introduction of natural science books which should be familiar to students.