Applying eco-educational garden and multimedia to enhance the science learning motivation and achievement of elementary school students

• Main Authors: Ju-Tzu Chou, 周汝姿
• Other Authors: Min-Jin Hsu
• Format: Others
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/80396791904252679756

碩士 === 國立東華大學 === 課程設計與潛能開發學系 === 101 === This research aimed at investigating the promotion of science learning motivation and achievement of elementary school students by applying eco-education garden and multi-media to teach a science unit “aquatic organisms”. Meanwhile, the professional development of the researcher was also addressed. This research took an action research approach. A group of ten fourth-grade aboriginal students, the researcher (as the science teacher), and three peer teachers from a remote elementary school in Hualien County participated in this study. The research instrument for studying science learning motivation was SMTSL questionnaire. Data regarding to learning achievement were collected from three exams held by the case school, the homework and exercises as well as classroom observations by participated teachers and interviews with them, the researcher’s reflection diary, conversation among the researcher and the participated students, semi-structured interviews conducted by the researcher to the participated students. The main discoveries of this research were listed as follows: - Applying eco-education garden and multi-media to teaching made improvements in the science learning motivation and achievement of participated aboriginal fourth-grade elementary school students including low achievers. - Applying eco-education garden and multi-media to teaching helped the researcher to design better curriculum in the science unit “aquatic organisms” and got a better results in teaching and assessment. The researcher also had some professional development in terms of applying multimedia in teaching science units.