Learning Activities That Combine Science Magic Activities with the 5E Instructional Model to Influence Secondary-School Students’ Attitudes to Science
Jang-Long Lin 1 * , Meng-Fei Cheng 1, Ying-Chi Chang 1, Hsiao-Wen Li 1, Jih-Yuan Chang 1, Deng-Min Lin 1
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1 National Changhua University, TAIWAN* Corresponding Author

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate how learning materials based on Science Magic activities affect student attitudes to science. A quasi-experimental design was conducted to explore the combination of Science Magic with the 5E Instructional Model to develop learning materials for teaching a science unit about friction. The participants were recruited from among the students of a middle school in central Taiwan. Based on our results, we conclude that our combined teaching method involving Science Magic activities and the 5E Instructional Model is effective for developing learning materials for teaching, and that this method improves students’ attitudes toward science.

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Article Type: Research Article

EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 10, Issue 5, 2014, 415-426

https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1103a

Publication date: 15 Dec 2014

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