ERIC Number: EJ1072964
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 34
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Aspects of Teaching and Learning Science: What Students' Diaries Reveal about Inquiry and Traditional Modes
Kawalkar, Aisha; Vijapurkar, Jyotsna
International Journal of Science Education, v37 n13 p2113-2146 2015
We present an analysis of students' reflective writing (diaries) of two cohorts of Grade 8 students, one undergoing inquiry and the other traditional science teaching. Students' writing included a summary of what students had learned in class on that day and their opinions and feelings about the class. The entries were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively. This analysis of students' first-person accounts of their learning experience and their notes taken during class was useful in two ways. First, it brought out a spectrum of differences in outcomes of these two teaching modes--conceptual, affective and epistemic. Second, this analysis brought out the significance and meaning of the learning experience for students in their own words, thus adding another dimension to researchers' characterisation of the two teaching methods.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Reflection, Student Attitudes, Diaries, Writing (Composition), Grade 8, Qualitative Research, Learning Experience, Notetaking, Epistemology, Affective Behavior, Inquiry, Learning Processes, Middle School Students, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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