ERIC Number: ED643495
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 125
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Effects of Using Content Acquisition Videos on the Learning Performance and Science Attitudes of Ninth Grade Students with Learning Difficulties in an Integrated Geoscience Course
Anna Croce
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Ninth-grade students with learning difficulties typically underperform those without learning difficulties, particularly in an integrated geoscience course. Despite the growing demand for STEM careers, science remains challenging to understand and inaccessible to many, especially those with learning difficulties (Vavougios et al., 2016). Addressing vocabulary comprehension is a vital step to decreasing the performance gap between students with and without learning difficulties in science due to the tendency of students with learning difficulties to lack vocabulary comprehension strategies that preclude more academic success in science. This study explored the effects of using teacher-designed Content Acquisition Videos (CAV) in a flipped classroom format on students' learning performance and science attitudes with learning difficulties. The study employed a quasi-experimental exploratory case study design with qualitative and quantitative techniques, and data were triangulated using multiple sources, including pre-and post-performance assessments, pre-and post-surveys, and semi-structured interviews. This study indicated that CAV had a positive effect on the academic performance and science attitudes of those with academic accommodations more than those with low grades. The success of the Content Acquisition Videos was attributed to the multisensory mechanisms of the videos employed, the repetitive nature of the videos, and how it allowed students to reduce their cognitive load in class. It is recommended that future studies would involve extended uses of the videos, a larger sample size, and switching which students belonged to the comparison and study groups. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Grade 9, Learning Problems, Earth Science, Video Technology, Scientific Attitudes, Flipped Classroom, Academic Achievement, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Science Instruction, Achievement Gap, Vocabulary Development, Science Achievement
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Grade 9; High Schools; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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