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The effect of three cognitive variables on students' understanding of the particulate nature of matter and its changes of state
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Abstract In this study, students' understanding of the structure of matter and its changes of state, such as, melting, evaporation, boiling and condensation was investigated in relation to three cognitive variables: logical thinking, field-dependence/ field-independence and convergence/ divergence dimension.... mehr
In this study, students' understanding of the structure of matter and its changes of state, such as, melting, evaporation, boiling and condensation was investigated in relation to three cognitive variables: logical thinking, field-dependence/ field-independence and convergence/ divergence dimension. The study took place in Greece with the participation of 329 ninth-grade junior high school pupils (age 14-15). A stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that all of the above mentioned cognitive variables were statistically significant predictors of the students' achievement. Among the three predictors, logical thinking was found to be the most dominant one. In addition, students’ understanding of the structure of matter, along with the cognitive variables, were shown to have an effect on their understanding the changes of states and on their competence to interpret these physical changes. Path analyses were implemented to depict these effects. Moreover, a theoretical analysis is provided that associates logical thinking and cognitive styles with the nature of mental tasks involved when learning the material concerning the particulate nature of matter and its changes of state. Implications for science education are also discussed.... weniger
Klassifikation
Bildungswesen Sekundarstufe I
Allgemeine Psychologie
Freie Schlagwörter
particulate structure of matter; changes of state; logical thinking; cognitive styles; field-dependence/ field-independence; convergence/ divergence thinking
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2010
Seitenangabe
S. 987-1016
Zeitschriftentitel
International Journal of Science Education, 32 (2010) 8
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690902893605
Status
Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)