Probing the Relation between Students' Integrated Knowledge and Knowledge-in-Use about Energy Using Network Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Kubsch, Marcus; Nordine, Jeffrey; Neumann, Knut; Fortus, David; Krajcik, Joseph
Titel	Probing the Relation between Students' Integrated Knowledge and Knowledge-in-Use about Energy Using Network Analysis
Quelle	In: EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 15 (2019) 8, (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-8223
Schlagwörter	Grade 7; Energy; Science Instruction; Knowledge Level; Network Analysis; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Concept Mapping; Middle School Students; Secondary School Science; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Energie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Wissensbasis; Netzplantechnik; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Concept Map; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Deutschland
Abstract	Modern science standards emphasize knowledge-in-use, i.e., connecting scientific practices with content. For knowledge to become usable in knowledge-in-use performances, students need well organized knowledge networks that allow them to activate and connect sets of relevant ideas across contexts, i.e. students need integrated knowledge. We conducted a longitudinal interview study with 30 students in a 7th grade energy unit and used network analysis to investigate students' integrated knowledge, i.e., their knowledge networks. Linking these results with results from knowledge-in-use assessments, we found a strong connection between integrated knowledge and knowledge-in-use about energy. Further, we found evidence that well-connected ideas around the idea of energy transfer were particularly helpful for using energy ideas in the knowledge-in-use assessments. We present network analysis as a valuable extension of existing approaches to investigating students' knowledge networks and the connection between them and knowledge-in-use. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01