A Study of the Pupils’ Understanding about Nature Science and Their Scientific Attitudes while Participating in the Science Fair

• Main Author: 張剛碩
• Other Authors: 王美芬
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/75525845123079061665

碩士 === 臺北市立教育大學 === 自然科學系碩士班 === 96 === The main purpose of this study was to describe the process of science fair activities under the researcher’s direction, and to examine elementary school students’ specific behaviors towards and views on the nature of science and scientific attitudes. Furthermore, to explore the changes of the aforementioned after conducting the science fair activities. This research belonged to case studies. Its main idea was to use a teaching diary, students’ documents, interviewing, videotaping and recording sound to collect data during the period of these activities. To observe the students’ views of the nature of science and scientific attitudes. Meanwhile, to apply ” Nature of Scientific Scale”, ”Attitudes of Scientific Scale” and “Attitude Toward Science ”, in order to determine if the students displayed significant differences in their attitudes towards science before and after carrying out science fair activities, and in pre- and post- tests. From the aspect of qualitative data research, the study was performed: It examined specific behavior and views on the nature of science for the students during science fair activities. Their expression was more obvious in “Science Inquiry Activities”, but their views on “The Scientific Word” didn’t have a rich expression, nor did their views on “Scientific Enterprise”. Due to the students actually taking part in the whole science fair activities, the students’ specific behaviors displayed the spirit of a scientific attitude. Only in the aspect of “Attitude Toward science Teacher”, the students had no notable expression. From the aspect of quantitative data analysis, the result of the study showed: On the average of the three scales, ” Nature of Scientific Scale”, ”Attitudes of Scientific Scale” and “Attitude Toward Science ” for students, the post-tests were better than the pre-tests. According to the result of the study, the researchers suggested that for teaching and future research, the study be referred to as a teaching and science educational study.