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Publication Date: 2020-Jul
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Guided Discovery Problem-Posing: An Attempt to Improve Science Process Skills in Elementary School
Suryanti; Widodo, Wahono; Budijastuti, Widowati
International Journal of Instruction, v13 n3 p75-88 Jul 2020
Developing science process skills in novice learners is not an easy task for teachers although these skills are essentially needed to solve problems and make decisions in real-life situation. This research is pre-test post-test control group design. Pre-test and post-test were administered to the students in the beginning and the end of the approach to measure n-gain of students' science process skills. Students' activities in the classroom were also recorded and analysed descriptively and students' responses concerning the approach were recorded by a questionnaire given at the end of the session. Guided discovery problem-posing appeared helpful to most students for improving both basic and integrated science process skills, specifically higher order thinking skills. Students further recognized that using guided discovery problem-posing made the topics learned become easier and more entertaining.
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Teacher Guidance, Science Process Skills, Skill Development, Problem Solving, Thinking Skills, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Science Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Laboratory Schools, Active Learning
International Journal of Instruction. Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Education, Eskisehir, 26480, Turkey. e-mail: iji@ogu.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.e-iji.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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