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Investigating the Effectiveness of Teaching Methods Based on a Four-Step Constructivist Strategy
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Calik, Muammer; Ayas, Alipasa; Coll, Richard K. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2010
This paper reports on an investigation of the effectiveness an intervention using several different methods for teaching solution chemistry. The teaching strategy comprised a four-step approach derived from a constructivist view of learning. A sample consisting of 44 students (18 boys and 26 girls) was selected purposively from two different Grade…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Chemistry, Grade 9, Teaching Methods
Using Different Conceptual Change Methods Embedded within 5E Model: A Sample Teaching of Endothermic-Exothermic Reactions
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Turk, Fatma; Calik, Muammer – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2008
Since Widodo, Duit and Muller (2002) addressed that there is a gap between teacher's theoretical knowledge and their practical classroom constructivist behavior, we presented a sample teaching activity about Endothermic-Exothermic Reactions for teacher usage. Therein, the aim of this study is to design a 5E model to include students' alternative…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Misconceptions, Worksheets, Concept Formation
Analogical Reasoning for Understanding Solution Rates: Students' Conceptual Change and Chemical Explanations
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Calik, Muammer; Ayas, Alipasa; Ebenezer, Jazlin V. – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2009
The study aims to demonstrate evidence of (a) students' conceptual change on solution rates; (b) students' sub-microscopic explanations of dissolution; and (c) retention of the concepts of solution rates. The sample consists of 44 Grade 9 students (18 boys and 26 girls) drawn purposively from two different classes (22 each) in the city of Trabzon,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Logical Thinking, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries
Facilitating Students' Conceptual Understanding of Boiling Using a Four-Step Constructivist Teaching Method
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Calik, Muammer – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2008
The aim of the work presented here was to devise an activity associated with factors affecting boiling points. The intervention used a four-step constructivist-based teaching strategy, which was subsequently evaluated by a cohort of students. Data collection consisted of application of a purpose designed questionnaire consisting of four open-ended…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Schools of Education, Long Term Memory, Foreign Countries
A Constructivist-Based Model for the Teaching of Dissolution of Gas in a Liquid
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Calik, Muammer; Ayas, Alipasa; Coll, Richard K. – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2006
In this article we present details of a four-step constructivist-based teaching strategy, which helps students understand the dissolution of a gas in a liquid. The model derived from Ayas (1995) involves elicitation of pre-existing ideas, focusing on the target concept, challenging students' ideas, and applying newly constructed ideas to similar…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Teaching Models, Science Instruction, Chemistry
Enhancing Pre-Service Elementary Teachers' Conceptual Understanding of Solution Chemistry with Conceptual Change Text
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Calik, Muammer; Ayas, Alipasa; Coll, Richard Kevin – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2007
This paper reports on the use of a constructivist-based pedagogy to enhance understanding of some features of solution chemistry. Pre-service science teacher trainees' prior knowledge about the dissolution of salts and sugar in water were elicited by the use of a simple diagnostic tool. The test revealed widespread alternative conceptions. These…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Prior Learning, Chemistry, Science Teachers