Science Teaching Methods Preferred by Grade 9 Students in Finland

Autor/inn/en	Juuti, Kalle; Lavonen, Jari; Uitto, Anna; Byman, Reijo; Meisalo, Veijo
Titel	Science Teaching Methods Preferred by Grade 9 Students in Finland
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 8 (2010) 4, S.611-632 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1571-0068
DOI	10.1007/s10763-009-9177-8
Schlagwörter	Textbooks; Females; Creative Activities; Student Interests; Foreign Countries; Grade 9; Nonparametric Statistics; Teaching Methods; Secondary School Students; Chemistry; Physics; Gender Differences; Relevance (Education); Science Instruction; Science Education; Secondary School Science; Student Attitudes; Student Surveys; Scientific Attitudes; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Weibliches Geschlecht; Studieninteresse; Ausland; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Sekundarschüler; Chemie; Physik; Geschlechterkonflikt; Relevance; Relevanz; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung; Finnland
Abstract	Students find science relevant to society, but they do not find school science interesting. This survey study analyzes Finnish grade 9 students' actual experiences with science teaching methods and their preferences for how they would like to study science. The survey data were collected from 3,626 grade 9 students (1,772 girls and 1,832 boys) across randomly sampled secondary schools. Students were asked to evaluate how often a particular teaching method is used in science (chemistry and physics) teaching and how often they would like to see the teaching method used. Data were analyzed using nonparametric tests. Boys seemed to be more satisfied with current and traditional science teaching methods like direct teaching, solving basic problems, reading textbooks, and conducting practical work, while girls desired more discussion. Students who are interested in school science or think that school science is relevant in everyday life would like more creative activities such as brainstorming and project work. Results indicated that understanding the connection between student interest and teaching method preferences, especially interpreting interested students' desire for creative activities, are important aspects for future research. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10