Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of ¡§pressure¡¨ and ¡§buoyancy¡¨ misconceptions on the related problem solving ability for middle school students. The formal test was conducted upon 96 second-year middle school students in the Kaohsiung area. Both two-tier test and interview techniques were used to diagnose the students¡¦ misconceptions about pressure and buoyancy. The A-type and B-type situation questionnaires were the two tests used in this study. The test-retest reliabilities of these two tests are 0.84 and 0.82, respectively.
Every student was required to complete the A-type questionnaire, and then take the B-type questionnaire a week later. After completing the tests, students were sample-selected as representatives for in-depth interviews. The interview for each student was based on his or her two-tier test. After dividing students into three levels within their own classes, two students were chosen from each level. The two tests¡¦ data were then analyzed and compared using statistical frequency distribution, descriptive analyses, t-test, and phi and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients. The data from interview was transcribed into Word documents from the recorded interview tapes.
The major results of this study are the following:
1. There was a significant correlation¡]P¡Õ.01¡^ between the two misconception tests.
2. There was a significant correlation¡]P¡Õ.05¡^between each misconception test and the students¡¦ school achievement.
3. There exist statistical significant differences on both A and B test scores between students from rural school from suburban school¡]P¡Õ.01¡^.
This study also categorized the ¡§pressure¡¨ and ¡§buoyancy¡¨ misconceptions and unique misconceptions from different situations as tested by the A-type and B-type questionnaires.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0112106-125900 |
| Date | 12 January 2006 |
| Creators | Kuo, Shin-hung |
| Contributors | Pao-kui Wu, Wen-dian Chen, Chuan-mu Chang |
| Publisher | NSYSU |
| Source Sets | NSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | Cholon |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0112106-125900 |
| Rights | off_campus_withheld, Copyright information available at source archive |
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