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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Applying a POE teaching strategy sequence in teaching floating and sinking with regard to students’ alternative conceptions Dr. Fadeel Joubran Artist Meeting – Haifa – 2018
Research Purpose Improving “Sinking & Floating” Teaching Process Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018
Research Questions • What are the alternative conceptions of 8th grade students who study “ Sinking & Floating “ ? 2. Will POE teaching strategy could replace students’ alternative conceptions with scientific conceptions ? Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018
Research stages Stage A: Applying Diagnostic questionnaire with 10 questions in Arabic language that have been translated from English version (Lin, 2008) and validated, as Pre. Stage A1: Data Analysis Stage B: Integrating POE strategy into lesson plans. Stage B1: Filling POE worksheet. Stage C: Diagnostic questionnaire As Post. Stage D: Data analysis. Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018
The Action Research cycle Stage A Stage A1 Stage D Stage B Stage B1 Stage C Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018
Research Scene Rene Middle School Teachers: Jumana &Aya 8th grade 24 students Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018
Applying POE strategy in teaching sinking and floating in the laboratory P R E D I C T Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018
OBSERVE P R E D I C T E X P L A I N Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018
Data Diagnostic Questionnaire POE WorkSheets Data collecting Interviews with students & Teachers Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018
Preliminary Results - 1 • The main misconceptions: • Big/heavy things snik, small/light things float. • Flat things float. • The sharp edge of an object makes it snik. • A large amount of water make things float. Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018
Preliminary Results - 2 • Some of Students’ Rseponses • “I liked the activity. First we had the opportunity to think for ourselves and make some conclusions, then we test…..” • “Interesting and unusual!” • “I liked how every one could present and verify an opinion” • “I liked the activity, however in the initial stages it was difficult to learn through a new teaching style. But it is better that the regular style“ Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018