碩士 / 國立臺灣海洋大學 / 教育研究所 / 100 / Abstract
This study investigates the current conditions of marine science education to understand the marine science misconceptions of high school students. For this study, we adopted the survey method and recruited freshmen from four high schools in Keelung. We distributed a total of 309 questionnaires, and received 294 valid responses. To assess the information collected, we employed analysis methods, such as the concept map assessment and the one-way analysis of variance (one-way ANOVA). The results of this study were as follows:
1. The answers provided by the high school students with the assistance of propositional concept maps showed only a basic understanding of marine science concepts.
2. “Warming,” “earth,” and “earthquake” were the three words most frequently used by the high school students to express marine science concepts.
3. “Biomass energy, “El Niño,” and “Kuroshio” were the three marine words most frequently misconstrued by high school students.
4. The marine concepts provided by the high school students were mostly knowledge-oriented, followed by attitude and affection.
5. The high school students’ average correct response rate for the marine misconception assessment was 53%.
6. The results of the marine science misconception assessment showed that one of the high schools scored comparatively lower than the other three.
7. The results of the marine science misconception assessment showed that no significant differences existed between male and female high school students.
8. The most misconceived statement of the marine science misconception assessment was “The Kuroshio current gains its name from its dark color. When light penetrates the water surface, less light is reflected back because of the impurities and mineral salts it contains.”
9. “Understanding the influences that the ocean currents have on the climate and the environment” was the marine science competence index that typically misconstrued by the high school students.
The results of this study confirm that it is worthwhile for the government to continue enhancing the promotion of marine education. In addition, the results offer high school teachers and other interested parties a reference for teaching marine science.
Keyword: Marine Science, concept map, misconceptions
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/100NTOU5331020 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Yuan-Ping Tung, 童元品 |
| Contributors | Dr. Laurence, L.S Lwo, 羅綸新 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 137 |
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